November 28,  2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY

In class today we did the following:

1.  Dr H began class with announcements and some slides that contained info and logistics on all the end-of-the-semester tasks.  (see first few slides of presentation linked below)

2.  Then Dr H gave a presentation on Topic #15 Climate Change Impacts & Issues – Part II:  What Awaits Us!

  Topic #15 Climate Change Impacts & Issues – Part II:  What Awaits Us!

Here is the YouTube visualization of  the Time history of atmospheric CO2 shown in class:

 

   See the above on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgUE04Y-Xg&feature=player_embedded

Watch a PBS News segment about the International Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa that began today:
                          http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec11/climatechange_11-28.html

Here's the CONFERENCE website:  http://www.cop17-cmp7durban.com/

 

3. We watched the FINAL segment of the "Too Hot Not to Handle" film:

"Too Hot Not To Handle"     (a 2006 HBO Documentary) The video is posted in D2L (under videos shown in class)

4.  At the end of class, students who hadn't yet done so, were able to to sign up for a "role" in their group's I-4 Global Warming Debate (which will take place at our last class). 
        

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  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!