geology homework

LABORATORY EXERCISE #7: RUNNING WATER, PART 1

References: Chapter 13 in your textbook.

For this lab, you will need a computer with Internet access. If you don’t have this at home, your local library will have it available. A calculator will be helpful for this exercise.

Copy this link into your browser and go to it:

http://www.sciencecourseware.com/eecindex.php

You will be at the Virtual Courseware for Earth and Environmental Sciences website. On the right-hand side of the Earth icon, you will see a list of the virtual labs available at this site. Go down the list to the 5th one, Virtual River, and click on it.

You will now be at the home page of the Virtual River exercise. Virtual River includes 2 interactive exercises. The first exercise, River Discharge, will be the subject of this lab (Laboratory Exercise #7, Running Water, Part 1).

Note: Be sure to check the Computer and Operating System Requirements at the Virtual River home page and make sure the computer you are using will be able to run this exercise.

Also, be sure that you do NOT block pop-ups in these virtual labs!

Select the River Discharge exercise by clicking on it. You will now work your way through this self-explanatory, interactive exercise by following the instructions given on-line. At the end of the exercise, enter your information to get a Certificate of Completion. When your Certificate appears on your computer screen, place your mouse over the Certificate, right-click on it once, and select the email picture option.