MID-TERM FACTS for GEOL 10113 LABS on Wed 4-6pm , WED 6-8pm.
Devin Dennie,TA Fall 2000
The lab mid-term test will be given during lab hours the week beginning TO BE ANNOUNCED. The exam will last approximately 50 minutes, and will be split into two groups. If your last name begins with the letters M-Z, you will begin your test approximately 1 hour later than the A-L group. See schedule below.
WEDNESDAY 4-6PM LAB EXAM
A-L : Exam begins at 4pm, ends at 4:50
M-Z: Exam begins at 5pm, ends at 5:50
WEDNESDAY 6-8PM LAB
A-L: Exam begins at 6pm, ends at 6:50
M-Z: Exam begins at 7pm, ends at 7:50
DO NOT ENTER THE LAB ROOM WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM ME. DOING SO WILL RESULT IN A ZERO AND WILL BE CONSIDERED CHEATING. WAIT IN THE HALL UNTIL CALLED ON TO ENTER.
There will be a total of 25 specimens on the test. These will consist of 10 minerals (Labs 1 and 2), 5 Sedimentary Rocks, 5 Igneous Rocks, and 5 Metamorphic Rocks. We have examined a total of 58 different rocks and minerals in the past 6 weeks of lab, and from this pool of 58 the 25 will be chosen for the test. You will be required to give only the correct name for the rock or mineral to recieve all 4 possible points per specimen. Properties of the specimen may be given for up to 3 points partial credit per specimen, but you must attempt to name the specimen to recieve any credit. You will be given 2 minutes to examine and identify each specimen. BEWARE: Rocks or mineral specimens used on the mid-term may or may not be the exact same specimens you have seen in lab.
For properties of Minerals: Luster, Streak, Hardness, Taste, Heft, Smell,Fizzes in HCL, likewise
For properites of Igneous: Composition, Texture, Origin
For properties of Sedimentary: Grain Size, Grain shape, Sorting, Composition, Characteristics.
For properties of Metamorphic: Texture, Composition, Precursor.
Make-up lab is TO BE ANNOUNCED.
There will be open lab hours on;
TO BE ANNOUNCED.
I will be at Open Lab on ____, from about __to__, and will also be available ____ night from ___to___, and__ for help. You are welcome to attend any of the above hours...however, please do not stay for more than 1 or 2 hours at a time to let others use the lab during peak hours. There are 400 students who need to look at the same 58 bins, so you can understand the need to keep it as short as possible.
ROCK KITS are still available and can be a valuable tool in preparing for this exam. YOU WILL NOT PASS THIS EXAM WITHOUT BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE MATERIALS, I.E. THEIR NAMES AND/OR PROPERTIES.
ANY TALKING DURING THE TEST WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC ZERO AND WILL BE CONSIDERED CHEATING. NO EXCEPTIONS.