Laboratory: All laboratories will meet in Mudd 66.
| Lab # | Date | Activity | Location | Reading |
| Lab 1 | September 10th, 11th, or 12th | Rocks and Minerals | Little Chicago | Chapter 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 |
| Lab 2 | September 17th, 18th, or 19th | Rocks and Minerals continued | Mudd 66 | Chapter 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 |
| Lab 3 | September 24th, 25th, or 26th | Geology of Southwestern Minnesota | Sogn and Wangs Corner | Chapter 7, 8 and hand out |
| Lab 4 | October 1st, 2nd, or 3rd | Geology of Southwestern Minnesota | Cannon River Wilderness Park | Chapter 7, 8 and hand out |
| Lab 5 | October 7, (Sunday) | Geology of Southern Minnesota | Taylor's falls | Handout, chapter 5, 6, and 7 |
| Lab 6 | October 8th, 9th, or 10th | Geology of Southwestern Minnesota | Red Wing | Chapter 5, 6, 7 and hand out |
| Lab 7 | October 13-18 | Dept fieldtrip to the Black Hills | South Dakota | Hand out |
| Lab 8 | October 22nd, 23rd or 24th | Soil mapping | Local | Hand out |
| Lab 9 | October 29th, 30th or 31st | Chemsitry of lakes and streams | Near by lakes and Streams | Hand out |
| Lab 10 | November 5th, 6th or 7th | Interpretation of maps |
Mudd 66 | Hand out |
| Lab 11 | November 12th, 13th or 14th | Final projects |
Mudd 66 |
October 7 (SUNDAY) Field trip to Taylor's falls, breakfast @7:30 AM and Leave @ 8:00 Am return to Northfield at 4:30 PM
Columnar jointing in basalt (from flood basalts in Eritrea)