November 9,  2010

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY

In class today we did the following:

1. We started out with some comments on the Midterm Exam and on the soon-to-be posted Linking to Life Project

2.  The the ANSWERS to the G-4 group activity wer given:     G-4 ANSWERS

2.  Dr H then gave the a presentation on Topic #14 Global Warming & Anthropogenic Forcing (pp 75-77 in Class Notes)
                                                                           

      Topic #14 Global Warming & Anthropogenic Forcing  [color pdf] 

NOTE: Lec 51+52 included Part B on Natural Archives ( p 78 in Class Notes); in Lec 53+54, we got through p 77, but not 78 of Class Notes.

  Here are links to the 5 episodes of "It's All About Carbon" which we watched as part of lecture:

Episode 1: It's All About Carbon

Episode 2: Carbon's Special Knack for Bonding

Episode 3: Break a Carbon Bond and -- Presto! -- Civilization

Episode 4: When Carbon Falls in Love, the World Heats Up

Episode 5: What We Can Do About Global Warming

 

And heere's a link to the ad shown in class on:  "Carbon Dioxide is Our Friend" by the Competetive Enterprise Intittute (see www.cei.org to learn where they are coming from)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS  

• RQ-7 was due today!  (if you forgot, see FAQ #22)  

• RQ-8 (on Ozone) is due NEXT TUESDAY, Nov 16th It will be posted  on Thursday.

• There is no class this Thursday:  Veteran’s Day Observance

• The LINKING-TO-LIFE Project directions will be posted soon (probably Wednesday) -- you should watch at least one of the full length films this week.

• TEST #4 is THURSDAY Nov 18th

• (You may pick up your MIDTERM EXAM after class today, if you didn’t get it last class, )

 

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY:  

• Review the presentation posted above on Topic #14 Global Warming & Anthropogenic Forcing   (to be continued)
• Review tthe "It's All About Carbon" episodes shown in class at the links above.