November 30,  2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY

In class today we did the following:

1.  Dr H gave a presentation on Topic #15 Climate Change Impacts & Issues – Part III: Biosphere  Impacts & Issues (focusing on deforestation)
                                                                  (including some clicker questions)

followed by:   Topic # 16 Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Solutions
                                 (which included a quick overview of Newton's Laws of Motion and how they relate to FUEL ECONOMY & CO2 emissions)

  Topic #15 Part III on Biosphere Impacts + Topic #16  Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Solutions

2. We started a new film all about mitigation solutions:  

"The Next Frontier: Engineering the Golden Age of Green"     (a 2010 film sponsored by Professional Engineers in California Government)   Learn more (and watch extra extended scenes) at the film's website:  http://www.thenextfrontiermovie.com The video is posted in D2L (under Videos >Videos & Films Shown in Class)

       

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 As noted above . . . . here's the:
 IMPORTANT TASK TO PREPARE FOR FRIDAY'S CLASS:

TAKE THE FOOTPRINT CALCULATOR QUIZ:
 http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

When you complete the quiz, your results will be displayed
on the screen in a box that looks like the image below.

MAKE A SCREEN SHOT of this image, PRINT IT OUT
with your NAME one it, and bring it in  to class on FRIDAY Dec 2nd

You MUST submit this paper copy of your Footprint Results in class
to get full credit for the G-6 ASSIGNMENT!

DON'T LET DOWN YOUR GROUP!! Your classmates will be
depending on you to have your results with you IN class on Friday!