BONUS OPPORTUNITY #4   (1-4 bonus pts)

This Bonus Opportunity coincides with the visit to the UA of of Dr. Yoram Bauman, a Ph.D.  Economist who is also very interested and concerned about Climate Change.  He is the author of our recommended text:  The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change.  Even if you have NOT purchased the book, you can still do this bonus activity, but you will need to learn more about the book, read some excerpts, and learn some material that complements our course material well

There are 4 Steps to this Bonus Opportunity (which is worth up to 4 bonus points).  Doing the first 3 steps will help you get the full 4 points.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STEPS  IN ADVANCE TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE EVENT which will take place:  
                                            MONDAY Sep 29th  5:30 - 7:30  pm
                                             at McClelland Hall, Berger Auditorium

Click here for a map link to McClelland Hall

The event is free and open to the public. Read more about it HERE

[NOTE:  Students (especially Eller College students) who are interested in meeting and interacting personally with Yoram Bauman (who is an Economist and has also written The Cartoon Introduction to Economics are invited to join the GC 170A1 Preceptor class on Monday Sept 29th at 4 pm.  Email Dr Hirschboeck by noon Monday if you would like to join this class and she will send you more details.]

  STEP 1:   Familiarize yourself with who Dr. Yoram Bauman, and why he wrote The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change by viewing the video below and reading this short online piece.

In the video, Yoram Bauman is on the left
and the cartoonist for the book, Grady Klein, is on the right:

 

STEP 2:   Read following EXCERPTS from the book, which can also be found posted by the author at his website.  They cover some of the topics we will NOT have time to cover in much depth this semester, so they are a great complement to our course.

CHAPTER 2: A Brief History of the Planet Earth

CHAPTER 9: Life on Earth

Excerpt from CHAPTER 7:   "Five Chinas"

STEP 3:   Read the NOTES posted at the link below for different pages in the book.  The notes contain supplementary information related to the science content the book is based on:

Cartoon Climate Change Page Notes

STEP 4:  Attend Dr. Bauman's presentation on Monday September 29th and write up a  summary  (250-300 words) of what you learned in Steps 1 through 3, as well as the presentation itself (if you were able to attend it.)

To organize your write-up, first complete the table at THIS LINK based on Steps 2 and 3 and the presentation (if you were able to attend it.)  Attach the table to your write-up and submit both to your D2L Dropbox under Bonus4 by 11:59 pm Sunday Oct 5th

HOW WILL BONUS POINTS BE AWARDED?  
Points will be awarded based on the effort you put in on creating the table by filling out rows and writing up what you learned in your written summary: 
1 bonus point for every two (2) rows filled in on the table, plus a thoughtful writeup.

CLICK HERE FOR THE TABLE (doc format)

etc. etc.  USE AS MANY ROWS AS YOU NEED
1 bonus pts for every 2 rows (done well)  up to 8 rows