Global Change 1
Fall 08 Schedule
Week
Date
Day
Topic
Instructor
1
3-Sep
Wed
Introduction and Goals
All
5-Sep
Fri
Roadmap: The Scientific Method; Lecture Tools setup
van der Pluijm, Kling
NO Lab
3-5 Sep
NO LAB
2
8-Sep
Mon
The Big Bang and Fundamental Laws
Poulsen
10-Sep
Wed
Evolution of Galaxies and Stars
Poulsen
12-Sep
Fri
Our Solar System and the Energy Balance of Planets
Poulsen
Lab 1- Disc
8-12 Sep
"Challenges We Face" - Discussion and Intro to Term Presentations
3
15-Sep
Mon
Clocks in Rocks: Isotopes and the Age of Earth
Poulsen
17-Sep
Wed
Our Shifting Earth - Plate Tectonics
Poulsen
19-Sep
Fri
The Cycle of Rocks and Formation of Soils
Poulsen
Lab 2
15-19 Sep
Introduction to Stella - Daisy World
4
22-Sep
Mon
Evolution of the Ocean and Atmosphere
Poulsen
24-Sep
Wed
The Origin of Climate on Earth
Poulsen
26-Sep
Fri
Greenhouse Gases and the Greenhouse Effect
Poulsen
Lab 3
22-26 Sep
Earth's Energy Balance Model
5
29-Sep
Mon
Composition and Circulation of the Atmosphere
Poulsen
1-Oct
Wed
Weather and Climate
Poulsen
3-Oct
Fri
Water and Ice -- the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere
Poulsen
Lab 4
29Sep-3Oct
(TBD)
6
6-Oct
Mon
MIDTERM EXAM #1 (material through 3 Oct)
8-Oct
Wed
Emergence of Complex Life; The Fossil Record and Punctuated Equilibrium
Allan
10-Oct
Fri
The Process of Speciation
Allan
Lab 5
6-10 Oct
The Case of the Peppered Moth
7
13-Oct
Mon
Evolution and Natural Selection
Allan
15-Oct
Wed
Ecological Communities: Networks of Interacting Species
Allan
17-Oct
Fri
Competition and Resource Scarcity
Allan
Lab 6
13-17 Oct
Population Dynamics: Predator-Prey Interactions
8
20-Oct
Mon
Fall Study Break (No Class)
22-Oct
Wed
Trophic Links: Predation and Parasitism
Allan
24-Oct
Fri
The Value of Nature's Services
Allan
Lab 7-take home
20-24 Oct
Fall Break - No Labs meet - Science and the media (take-home)
9
27-Oct
Mon
A Transformed Earth
Allan
29-Oct
Wed
Ecosystems
Kling
31-Oct
Fri
Microbes: Transformers of Matter and Materials
Kling
Lab 8
27-31 Oct
Ecological Footprints
10
3-Nov
Mon
The Flow of Energy – Primary Production and Higher Trophic Levels
Kling
5-Nov
Wed
The Tropical Rain Forest
Kling
7-Nov
Fri
Climate Change and the Ice Ages
Kling
Lab 9- Disc
3-7 Nov
Climate Change Discussion and Global Warming Activity (meet in classroom)
11
10-Nov
Mon
MIDTERM EXAM #2 (material through 5 Nov)
12-Nov
Wed
The Blue Planet: El Nino, the Ocean Conveyor Belt, and Climate Change
Kling
14-Nov
Fri
Climate Models and Predictions for the Future
Kling
Lab 10
10-14 Nov
Analysis of Vostok Ice Core Data
12
17-Nov
Mon
The Global Carbon Cycle - A Driver of Climate Change
Kling
19-Nov
Wed
The Global Nitrogen Cycle – the Case of Acid Rain
Kling
21-Nov
Fri
Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
Kling
Lab 11
17-21 Nov
The Global Carbon Cycle
13
24-Nov
Mon
Using Science to Solve Problems: The Case of the Killer Lakes of Cameroon
Kling
26-Nov
Wed
No Class
28-Nov
Fri
Thanksgiving Break (No Classes from 27-28 Nov)
Lab 12-take home
24-28 Nov
Thanksgiving break - No Labs meet - Virtual Earthquakes (take-home)
14
1-Dec
Mon
Geohazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
van der Pluijm
3-Dec
Wed
Geohazards: Surface Processes
van der Pluijm
5-Dec
Fri
Geohazards: Coastal and Riverine
van der Pluijm
Lab 13
1-5 Dec
Student Presentations - rooms TBA
15
8-Dec
Mon
Final Class Summary, Course Evaluations
All
15-Dec
Mon
Review for Final Exam (Exam 3)
16-Dec
Tues
FINAL EXAM; 1:30-3:30 pm
Last Updated:
08/20/2008 06:57 PM