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EESC 1010: The Dynamic Earth: The Science of Our World (Rocha): Labs

In person and online class

Lab 1: Weeks 1 and 2

Lab #1 MINERALS
Mineral Properties
Video on the properties of minerals
Properties of minerals
Mineral Color
Video on mineral color
Streak of minerals
Powder color of a mineral = streak
Cleavage and fracture
Using cleavage and fracture to identify minerals
Hardness
Using hardness of a mineral to identify minerals
Density
Density of minerals
Reaction to hydrochloric acid
Using the reaction to hydrochloric acid to identify a mineral

Lab 2: Weeks 2 and 3

Lab # 2 Rocks
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Igneous rocks
Igneous Rocks
Introduction to igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Introduction to sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Introduction to metamorphic rocks

Lab 3: Weeks 4 and 5

Geology of New York City
Introduction to the geology of NYC
How The Ice Age Shaped NYC
The las Ice Age Shaped NYC
The Great Flood of NYC
How the Verrazano Narrows formed
Ice Age Laurentide Retreat
How the Ice Sheet expanded and then retreated
NYS Glaciation
How glaciers formed

Lab 4: Weeks 6 and 7

Lab 4: Week 4

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