Tentative Schedule (this schedule is for week 5 and provides only a sketch of weeks 6-10. The links to weeks 1 and 4 are also active at present in case you want to look back. The schedule will be updated each week to highlight the current week's activities.)
Week 1 Getting started with the class and introduction to Earth System Science
Week 2 Working with systems.
Week 3 Climate I
Week4 ClimateII
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Public Policy Issues.
Public Lecture "Our Energy Challenge" present by Richard Smalley Slides.pdf from the Aspen Global Change Institute Library under presentations/Public Lectures. Write a video summary for this (see video summary guidelines)
Reading (Primary Text): Global Environmental Issues: Climate Change. 9.Climate Change Policy Issues. This week's discussion question is related to this reading.
Video/Reading Assignment. Watch Annie Leonard's Cap and Trade video at http://www.storyofstuff.com/ Reading Assignment: "Annie Leonard misses the mark in her new video, The Story of Cap-and-Trade " http://www.terrapass.com/blog/posts/the-facts-of-cap-and-trade Watch the video produced by the environmental defense fund. http://www.terrapass.com/blog/posts/the-facts-of-cap-and-trade Write a short summary discussing what you think about cap and trade based on the information presented (2-videos and 1 reading) (see short summary guidelines). In your summary answer these questions. If you were a US senator would you vote for or against cap and trade legislation? Why? You may also want to search the internet for other opinions
No online quiz this week J
Optional, extra credit or ??? Watch any other video or videos at at http://www.storyofstuff.com/ and do a video summary (either short or more formal).
Work on other assignments. (water quality term project, solar water heater, summaries)
July 31 Field Lab with Judy Bufford (see blackboard tab "July 31") for lab write-up. See you at 8AM.
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Week 6 Water Issues. Reading (Primary Text): 1. Land Degradation and Arid Regions 2. Desertification in the Sahel 3.Aeolian Transport of Sand and Dust 4. The Dust Bowl and Aftermath 5.Dustiest Places on Earth–Dead and Dying Seas
Week 7 The Atmosphere and the environment: Reading (Primary
Text): Air Pollution and Ozone Depletion 1. Atmospheric
Structure and Pollution Sources 2. Atmospheric pollutants 3. Stratospheric Ozone
and the Ozone Hole 4. Acid Rain and Acidic Deposition
Week 8 Coastal issues
Week 9 Understanding ice ages and current ice sheet changes
Week 10 catch-up/wrap-up
Saturday August 28 Term Project Presentations and extra credit presentations