November 5, 2009
In class today we did the following:
1. Dr H briefly went over the GC Savvy Consumer Term Project
Deliverable #1 is to select the type of product you will investigate & submit the info in D2L before midnight (11:50 pm) next TUE Nov 10th (worth 3 pts)
2. Dr H then gave the a presentation on Topic #13 Natural Climate Forcing (pt 2) - Volcanism
Topic #13 Natural Climatic Forcing (pt 2 ) Volcanism [color pdf] [grayscale pdf]
During class, the students worked in pairs in their groups on the CLASS ACTIVITY ON VOCANISM & CLIMATE (pp 73 & 74 in CLASS NOTES)
The questions in this activity often appear in Dr H's FINAL EXAM write-in part, so be sure you understand it! The answers are at the end of the presentation linked above.3. While in their groups, students selected a topic in the Dire Predictions textbook to focus on for a group presentation. Students present and participating were given a bonus point!
Details on this group activity will be given next week.4. We then watched more of the movie "Too Hot Not To Handle": -- The sections on Rising Sea Level, Storm Surge, & Stabilizing the Climate (through the section on Coal)
RQ-7 was due today Homecoming Week Special: If you missed it, RQ-7 will still be available until next Tuesday (30 minutes before class) - no Absolution Form necessary!
Deliverable #1 for the GC Savvy Term Project is due before midnight (11:59 pm) next TUESDAY Nov 3rd. A link will be available in D2L this weekend to select the Product Category you plan to investigate
IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY: