Objectives 1

Department of Earth Science |Northeastern Illinois University

PRINCIPLES OF HYDROGEOLOGY
ESCI 337
Spring, 2009

Daily Objectives #3 (January 20, 2009) Dr. Sanders

By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:

v Water Flow: Describe in words what makes water flow. Using simple sketches, show how water would flow from one container (like a rain barrel) into another if they were connected by hoses. Explain what would make water flow from one portion of a saturated porous medium (e.g. sand with water in it) to another portion of the same medium.

v Water Flow--Lab Explorations: Investigate, discover, and articulate the general principles that describe the movement of water and the factors that drive it. Use simple lab set-ups to investigate the movement of water through open conduits and through porous media.

Activities for today: (Click here for an MSWord copy of the instructions.)

Bucket-to-Bucket Transfer
Holey Water Bottle
Draining Work
Capillary Action
Infiltration Observation
Darcy Discovery We will come back to these later!

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR TODAY'S LAB EXPLORATION:

Discover and articulate the general principles that describe the movement of water and the factors that affect its movement.
Quantify where you can.
Draw diagrams or make graphs to illustrate important points. (Graphs need not have precise measurements or scales—just show general trends.)
Use your imagination and creativity! Can you alter the exploration a little to discover something new?
If you decide you want to use other materials, or you have an idea for improving the experiment, please ask, as we have a whole lab at our disposal.
Clean up after you finish so that the next group will be able to work.
Be prepared to present your results.
Have fun!

Department of Earth Science | Northeastern Illinois University