Environmental Science 102 Lab Schedule, Spring 2009

Lab #	Date	Topic	Reading
1	January 29	Tragedy of the Commons	none
2	February 5	Earth History & Composition	p36-40
3	February 12	Minerals	p.111-118, 119-123
4	February 19	Rocks	p.118, 124-128, 149-151, 165-175
5	February 26	Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics	p.65-89
6	March 5	Topographic Maps	none
7	March 12	The Atmosphere	p.271-280
-	March 19	Spring Break, no lab!	none
8	March 26	Albuquerque's Groundwater	p.202-209, 466-475
9	April 2	Discussion of John McPhee's "Atchafalaya" (Response Paper Due)	from The Control of Nature
10	April 9	Ecosystem Processes & Biogeochemical Cycles	p.343-359, 363-374
11	April 16	Energy Resources	p.430-440
12	April 23	Oceans	p.241-255
13	April 30	Rio Grande Nature Center Field Trip	p.189-202, 372-383
14	May 7	Climate Change & Paleoclimate	p.315-339