Lab 1 - Reading journal articles

20 Points

Lab 1 Handout

Required Materials

A copy of Hess, 1962
Writing utensil and paper

Assignment

After the class exercise using the Hess, 1962 paper continue as groups by individually reading a section taking notes and then discussing as a group. Do for each section as time permits. Your notes should be in your own words. If you feel you need to use the same words as the author be sure to put quotes around it the author's words in your notes. Make sure to write down any questions you may have. These notes will help you write your literature review on this paper due next Wednesday. Turn in your notes from the Hess, 1962 paper and any comments you have about the process of reading scientific papers at the beginning of lab next week.

Online guides to reading scientific papers (The short list)

http://www.biochem.arizona.edu/classes/bioc568/papers.htm a good overall and extensive discussion
http://helios.hampshire.edu/~apmNS/design/RESOURCES/HOW_READ.html a short tutorial with a list of good questions to answer about a paper
http://www.greenwich.ac.uk/~bj61/talessi/tlr51.html designed as an exercise it does offer some very good suggestions on critically evaluating an article

Lab 2 - Visualizing plates

35 Points

Lab 2 Handout

Required Materials

millimeter-scale ruler
compass with a fine-tipped pencil
calculator
colored pencils
writing utensil and paper

Lab 3 - Plate kinematics

35 Points

Lab 3 Handout

Required Materials

ruler
calculator
writing utensil and paper
you may want colored pencils

Lab 4 - Seismic refraction

35 Points

Lab 4 Handout

Refraction.xls for problem 3 computer exercise on your own.

Required Materials

ruler
calculator
writing utensil and paper
you may want colored pencils

Extra Information (Seismic Wave Motion & Refraction)

I have posted the power point that I showed in lab. I will take it down after a little while since none of the information was created by me. It is a guide and you can use the links in the pdf to get to the movies if you cannot open the powerpoint.

Power Point

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