September 25, 2014
In class today we did the following:
1. Dr H announced a
bonus point opportunity open to the entire class related to
next Monday's visit to the UA campus
by Yoram Bauman, Ph.D., author of The
Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change (our
recommended text).
CLICK HERE for the BONUS POINT OPPORTUNITY
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Date:
Monday,
September 29, 2014 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location:
McClelland Hall, Berger
Auditorium
Sponsors: The Institute of the
Environment
Yoram Bauman, 'the world's first and only stand-up economist,' performs regularly at colleges and corporate events and is the author of the two-volume Carton Introduction to Economics. He has appeared in TIME Magazine and on PBS and NPR. His new book, The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change (Island Press), illustrated by Grady Klein, is an engaging and fast read that makes the climate basics easy and climate nuances understandable, all solidly grounded in a refreshing realism. Most importantly, it offers the hope that if we make use of the tools within our reach, we can make progress before it's too late. Book sales and signing will be available after the presentation. The event is free and open to the public. Read more about The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change HERE |
2. Then Dr. H gave a presentation on Topic #6 Atmospheric Structure & Chemical Composition
Topic #6
- Atmospheric Structure & Chemical
Composition
Here is a DIRECT LINK to an interactive page on
Atmospheric Structure that you can look at to solidify some of the
concepts:
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/atmosphere/index.html
2. Students sat in their groups and worked together on some of the concepts in Dr H's presentation, in particular, the QUESTIONS on Atmospheric Structure on page 36 of Class Notes.
3. Dr H lectured a bit more about the Composition of the Atmosphere, then students in their groups studied the TABLE on page 38 of Class Notes to prepare for another the TEAM COMPETITION. (NOTE: Teams are identified by folder color: The Infrared Radiators, the Tangerine Tasers, the Mellow Yellow Reflectors, the Greenhouse Gassers, the Blue Sky Diffusers, and the Ultraviolet Zappers.) At the end of the semester, the Team with the most Team Competition Points and the Group that contributed the most to the Winning Team's success will each get a fun "bragging rights" prize!)
4. We then had the "NAME THAT GAS" Team Competition and Dr H added comments about each of the gases via slides for each gas. (see the posted presentation for details).
