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  

 

  
 

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