November 30, 2006

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY

In class today we did the following:

1.  Dr H made some announcements about Assignment I-6 & how the Global Warming Debate would be conducted in your groups (due next class) and the Final Exam.  Click here to see the announcement slides:

  Announcements made in class today  (pdf file)

2.  Students took the individual part of  Test #4

3. Dr. H (with TA commentary) showed the next segment of the LINKING-TO-LIFE slides:  Groups 9 through 16

  LINKING-TO-LIFE SLIDE SHOW   (Stay tuned, the entire class slide show will be posted next week)

 

4. To get inspired for your debate next week, we watched part of The McLaughlin Group to see the group engaged in a GLOBAL WARMING DEBATE:

“It's Too Darn Hot”
SHOW ON GLOBAL WARMING

Nov 24, 2006

View Transcript    Streaming Video  
or download the MP4 Video Podscast directly from the
Archive site: http://www.mclaughlin.com/index.asp  after searching on November 2006

You can watch the entire show at the links above.  Here's the quote from John McLaughlin in which he confuses OZONE DEPLETION with GLOBAL WARNING:   -- yikes says Dr H!

McLaughlin’s original quote (on tape & in transcript)
Dr. James Hansen, chief of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, says failure to halt the further depletion of the ozone layer will put New York City and Washington, D.C. under water.

This incorrect statement was later corrected on the TMG website: http://www.mclaughlin.com

Modified quote now on website:
Dr. James Hansen, chief of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, says failure to tackle global warming will put New York City and Washington, D.C. under water.
 

5.  Finally, the class got into groups and took the GROUP part of Test #4 --and also finished up Assignment G-8
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

1.  Your last RQ, RQ-10 on IGC Chapter 1 is now posted. (It’s a repeat of RQ-B). Complete it anytime between now and 11:00 am on Dec 14th the date of our Final Exam.

2.   ALL Thinking Deeply Reports are DUE by 11:59 pm Saturday night!

3. I-6 – Global Warming Debate Preparation is your LAST assignment -- Due at our next class (Tues Dec 5) during which the debate will take place. COME IN COSTUME to represent your role and compete for a mini-prize!

4. You must bring a copy of your completed I-6 Assignment with you to class so you can refer to it during the debate.

 

4.  The FINAL EXAM DETAILS:

• The FINAL EXAM is on TUESDAY Dec 13th in our classroom (ILC 140) from 11:00 am – 1 pm
       ==>  NOTE the 11:00 am start!!!!
   

• The FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE w/ PRACTICE QUESTIONS – will be posted next week
   

• Dr H & the TA’s will hold regular OFFICE HOURS up to the day of the Final Exam
   

• Preceptor Study Sessions will also be held – details to be posted on the Study Guide and in D2L
   

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY:  

• Contact Dr H IMMEDIATELY (phone or email) to arrange a make-up for Test #4
• also review The McLaughlin Group show on Global Warming linked above.