November 12,  2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY

In class today we did the following:

1.  Dr H announced Deliverable #2 of the GC Savvy Consumer Term Project

Deliverable #2 is to write a PARAGRAPH that explains the specific link in your GC Savvy Project to GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE  and/or one or more of the NATS 101-GC course topics.
  Submit your paragraph (in Word .doc or docx, or PDF) in your D2L DROPBOX before midnight (11:50 pm) next TUE Nov 17th  (worth 5 pts)

Remember these IMPORTANT GUIDELINES on the GC SAVVY COMSUMER PROJECT:

The purpose of the assignment is to link the GLOBAL CHANGE TOPICS OF THIS CLASS with your everyday life
 – so your consumer product research / selection criteria MUST have a direct link to at least ONE of our CLASS TOPICS!  e.g.:

 -Ecological Footprint / Carbon Footprint (food   choices/ vegetarian diet, transport vs. local food)
- Electromagnetic Spectrum & harmful UV radiation,   ozone depletion issues
- The balance between auto crashworthiness (Laws of   Motion) and fuel economy (GH Gas Emissions)
- Energy Efficiency ( solar, electronics w/ energy Star   ratings) - Deforestation / Sustainability (paper products,   recycling, etc.)

 2.   Dr H then gave the a presentation on Topic #15 Observations of Climatic Variability (pp 81-82 in Class Notes)
                                                                             + an introduction to the #16 Global Warming Topic ( pp 86 & 88 in Class Notes)

      Topic #15 Observations of Climatic Variability + an introduction to  #16 Global Warming  [color pdf]  [grayscale pdf]

 

3.  The class then got in groups and began planning for the G-6 "GROUP EXTRAVAGANZA  - Dire Predictions Presentations Assignment (which will take place after Thanksgiving).

Here's a link to a list of the G-6 GROUP TOPICS for each class:      Lec 40 +57 (Tu & Th 12:30 -1:45p pm)            Lec 41+58 (Tu & Th 3:30 -4:45 pm)

4.  We then watched the start of a new movie "Kilowatt Ours" (the movie will be posted in D2L soon -- we watched the first 10-15 minutes of it.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

• TEST #4 is a week from today on THURSDAY Nov 17th.   The Top 10 will be posted this weekend.

• Deliverable #2 for the GC Savvy Term Project is due in your D2l Dropbox before midnight (11:59 pm) next TUESDAY Nov 17th.    The Dropbox will be available on Friday.  See details about what to submit in item 1 above.

• RQ-8 was due TODAY 30 minutes before class.  If you missed it . . . . see FAQ #22!

 

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY:  

• Review the presentations posted above on Topic #15 Observations of Climatic Variability + an introduction to  #16 Global Warming
• Watch the beginning of the Kilowatt Ours movie when it gets posted in D2L. (We watched the first 10-15 minutes of it)
• To get caught up on the G-6 DIRE PREDICTIONS planning for your group, do the following:
  • To find out your group's topic, see item 3 above to find a list of the group topics for your class.
  •  Then contact one or more of your fellow group members about the G-6 Dire Predictions Presentation to learn how you can contribute.  (If you don't know the email addresses of anyone in your group, contact Dr H to get the contact info.)