38:170 Laboratory
Hello, my name is Ms. Wenonah Fraser van Heyst and I am the lab instructor for the 38:170 course How Earth Works (HEW). Our lab classroom is on the 3rd floor of the Brodie Building, room BB 3-47. This is different from where the course lectures are held with Dr. Wiseman. I can be reached at fraserw@brandonu.ca via email, or in Teams.
You should have registered for a lab section on either Tuesday (z01) or Wednesday (z02) afternoon from 1:40 to 4:30 PM. The first labs will begin on September 9 or 10. Please come to the section for which you have registered.
At the first lab period, each student will receive a lab manual consisting of the pre-printed assignment worksheets plus a topographic map for individual use. During the term, there will be weekly lab assignments, and two lab quizzes. The lab periods start with an “introduction to this week’s lab topic” followed by time to work on the current week’s assignment. Lab assignments are due by the end of that lab period.
A student’s lab mark in How Earth Works will be based on the following:
- eight (8) in-class lab assignments (Labs #1-8)
- one (1) take-home / virtual lab assignment (Lab #9)
- two (2) in-class lab quizzes (Quiz 1 & Quiz 2)
The weightings or proportions that labs represent in the overall final course grade are posted on Dr. Wiseman’s main website for 38:170 How Earth Works.
Supplies: You will need the COURSE TEXTBOOK (digital or hardcopy) for most lab assignments & should bring it to the labs. In addition, you will need to provide your own CALCULATOR (a basic calculator is fine), a 30-cm RULER with millimetre (1-mm) divisions and, on occasion, COLOURED PENCILS (or coloured pens). You will write directly on the lab’s assignment worksheets, so bring a pencil or pen to record your answers on those pages of the lab manual.
Microsoft Teams: Please check to the “HEW Labs” channel within Dr. Wiseman’s How Earth Works class Team for lab-related communication through the term.
TENTATIVE LAB SCHEDULE
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Lab Dates 2025
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Lab #
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Topic(s)
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Textbook (Arbogast)
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Sept 9|10
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1
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Topographic Maps – Geographic & Projected Coordinates
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Chapter 2 (pages 13-19);
map sheet 62G/13 |
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Sept 16|17
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2
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Topographic Maps – Scale, Distance, Area & Direction; Dominion Land Survey
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Chapter 2 (pages 19-33);
map sheet 62G/13 |
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Sept 23|24
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3
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Field Mapping Techniques & GPS;
Rural Addresses in Manitoba |
Chapter 2 (pages 40-41);
map sheet 62G/13 |
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Sept30|Oct1
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n/a
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NO 38:170 HEW LABS THIS WEEK (Truth & Reconciliation Day on Sep 30th)
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Oct 07|08
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4
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Elevation – Isolines & Vertical Profiles;
Time Zones |
Chapter 2 (pages 20-24);
Chapter 3 (pages 51-54,) |
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Oct 14|15
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5
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Earth-Sun Relationships, Insolation & Seasons; Climographs
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Chapter 3 (pages 47-60) & Chapter 4 (pages 83-84); Chapter 9 (pages 213-229)
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Oct 21|22
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QUIZ
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LAB QUIZ #1 (Labs 1 to 4)
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[bring protractor, ruler & calculator]
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Oct 28|29
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6
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Water Balance (Soil-Water Budget)
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Chapter 7 (pages 147-148), Chapter 11 (pages 279-280)
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Nov 04|05
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7
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Flood Rating and Frequency; [Soil Properties – tentative/pending]
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Chapter 16 (pages 433-437); [Soils: Chapter 11 (pages 286-289)]
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Nov 11|12
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n/a
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NO 38:170 HEW LABS THIS WEEK (Fall Study Break & Remembrance Day)
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Nov 18|19
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QUIZ
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LAB QUIZ #2 (Labs 5 to 7, primarily); [Lab #9 (Google Earth) introduced]
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Nov 25|26
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8
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Glacial Landforms
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Chapter 17 (pages 463-479)
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Dec 02|03
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9*
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Google Earth Virtual Field Trip [ON-LINE]. * ASSIGNMENT DUE BY the last day of classes, Monday December 8th.
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Chapters 14, 15, 16 & 17
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NOTE: Although Friday December 5th follows a TUESDAY slot schedule this term, the “Tues/z01” lab in 38:170 HEW will not be held that day.