Global Change 2 Labs
Winter2009


 

Updated 05/07/2009

 

Section

Time

GSI

Discussion Room

Computer Room

Office Hours

2

Tues 9-11

Sarah Neville

1064 DANA

3325 DANA

 M 10-12

3

Tues 11-1 

Evan Childress

1064 DANA

3325 DANA

 M 10-12

4

Thurs 9-11

Menan Jangu

1064 DANA

3325 DANA

 T, W 2-3

5

Wed 8-10

Menan Jangu

1064 DANA

3325 DANA

 T, W 2-3

6

Wed 10-12

Sarah Neville

1064 DANA

1570 CC Little

 M 10-12

7

Thurs 11-1

Evan Childress

1064 DANA

3325 DANA

 M 10-12

8

Mon 8-10

Samantha Giraud

1064 DANA

3325 DANA

 T 12-1,
Th 230-330

9

Mon 10-12

Samantha Giraud

1064 DANA

1570 CC Little

 T 12-1,
Th 230-330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK

DATE/
LOCATION

TOPIC

LINK

INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT TO HAND IN

1: No Lab

1/5

Lab Sections Do Not Meet This Week

 

 

 

2: Lab 1

1/12 -1/16

Discussion Room

 

Unit 6c.

I. Population Growth and Global Society - Reading and Discussion

 

 

 

Click on:

Unit 6c. Population Growth and Global Society

 

 

Before coming to class:

I. Read through the assignment "Unit 6c. Population Growth and Global Society" completely before class.

II. Read the article: Rethinking Population, Improving Lives - Chapter 6, 2002 p. 127-148 from the WorldWatch Institute

 

Point breakdown:


- discussion
- homework write up
(10 points)
- attendance
(3 points)

3: Lab 2

1/19 - 1/23

Computer Room

*If you have a Monday Lab section (008 and 009)you must attend one of the make-up lab sessions listed below

 

 

Click on:

Unit 1b. Introduction to Spatial Data Analysis with ArcGIS



Download ArcGIS data above

 

Read through the lab before coming to class. Turn in the completed assignment on CTools

Point breakdown:

-Questions and Maps
(10 points)
-attendance
(3 points)

 

Make up sessions:

Friday January 23rd 8-10 am in 1570 CCLittle

 

 Friday January 23rd 10-12 in 3325 DANA

 

*Remember to email Sam and tell her which lab section you are attending

 

4: Lab 3

1/26 - 1/30


Systems Thinking Workshop, Article and Discussion

Economic Growth and Poverty

 

Click on:

Unit 11a. Linking Population, Gender, and Biodiversity

 

 

I. Read through the lab before coming to class. Make sure you understand how to create a systems thinking diagram.

II. Read the article Linking Population, Women and Biodiversity. Chapter 3 State of the World 2003, p. 38-61

 

Point breakdown:

-discussion
(5 points)
-homework
(5 points)
- attendance
(3 points)

 

5: Lab 4

2/2 - 2/6

Computer Room

ArcGIS

Global Water Resources


Click on:

Unit 5b. Global Water Resources

 

 

Read through the lab and the following short articles before coming to class:
Hydrologic Poverty Worsening

Boosting Water Productivity.
Turn in the completed assignment on CTools.  Also submit your maps as a JPEG.

Point breakdown:

-Questions
and Maps
(10 points)
-Attendance
(3 points)
 

6: Lab 5

2/9- 2-13

Discussion Room

 

 

Reading, Movie and Discussion

I. Genetically Modified Food and Food Security

II. Intro of Term Projects and Prospectus

I. Genetically Modified Food

II. Intro of Term Projects and Prospectus

 

I. Read the Article

"GM Crops in the Cross Hairs" Science vol. 286, 26 Nov. 1999, p. 1662-1666.

II. Explore the Web Project Development Section at the bottom of this page. Think about topics that you would like to explore further for your final project and bring some ideas to class. A good way to do this is to look at the GCII lecture topics.

Point breakdown:

-Discussion
(10 points)
-Attendance
(3 points)

 

 

7: Lab 6

2/16 - 2/20

Computer Room

ArcGIS

Earth's Changing Biomes

 

Click on:

Unit 3b. Earth’s Changing Biomes

 

 

Read through the lab before coming to class. Turn in the completed assignment on CTools.  Include your maps in your Word assignment.

Point breakdown:

-Questions
and Maps
(10 points)
-Attendance
(3 points)

Project Paragraph
(10 points)

Project Paragraph Due this week!

Exam I

 

Spring Break

2/23 - 2/27

No Labs

 

 

 

9: Lab 7

3/2 – 3/6

Discussion Room

 

Article and Discussion

Alternative Energy Sources

 

 

Click on:

Unit 7c. Making Other Energy Choices

 

 

I. Read through the lab before coming to class.

Group I. Read the article Charting a New Energy Future in State of the World 2003 p. 85-109

Group II. Read the article Making Better Energy Choices in State of the World 2004, Special Focus: The Consumer Society, p.24-43

Point breakdown:

-discussion and homework
(10 points)
- attendance
(3 points)

10: Lab 8

3/9 - 3/13

Computer Room

ArcGIS

Energy Consumption

 

 

Click on:


Unit 7b. Global Energy Resources - Population and Consumption

 

 

Read through the lab before coming to class. Turn in the completed assignment on CTools.  Include your maps in your Word assignment.

 

Point breakdown:
-Questions and Maps
(10 points)

-Attendance
(3 points)

 

 

11: Lab 9

3/16 -3/20

 

Computer Room

ArcGIS

Biodiversity

 

Click on:

Biodiversity and Protected Areas

 

 

Read through the lab before coming to class. Turn in the completed assignment on CTools.  Include your maps in your Word assignment.


Point breakdown:

-Biodiversity
report
(22 points)
- attendance
(3 points)

 Project Proposal Due this week!
(25 points)

 

12:
Lab 10

3/23 - 3/27

Computer Room

 

Activity, Article and Discussion

Consumption

 

Click on:

Unit 3c. Ecological Footprint

 

I. Read through the lab before coming to class.

II. Read the article Rich Planet, Poor Planet - Chapter 1, 2001 p. 3-20

 

Point breakdown:

-discussion
(10 points)
-attendance
(3 points)

13:
Lab 11

3/30 – 4/3

Discussion Room

Understanding China

 ------------à

I. Read and PRINT
China Facts and Trends

II. Print out China’s Development Challenges Worksheet.  Come to class with at least 20 causal connections

Point breakdown:


-preparation and discussion
(10 points)
-attendance
(3 points) 

14:
Lab 12

4/6 - 4/10

Discussion Room 

 

Article and Discussion 

Sustainability

 

Click on:

Unit 11c. Sustainability 

 

I. Read through the lab before coming to class.

II. Read the article Accelerating the Shift to Sustainability p. 189-206. 

Point breakdown:

- discussion
(5 points)
-homework
(5 points)
- attendance
(3 points) 

15:
Lab 13

 

4/13 - 4/17

Discussion Room

 

Presentations of Final Projects

 

 

See Presentation and Final Project Grading below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here to download ArcGIS data

A window should open. Select Save. After the file downloads, an extraction program should open such as WinZip or Power Archiver. Follow the directions to extract the files.

Select all four files (entire folder) by typing "Ctrl a" then drag them to the desktop.  Save the 2007_ArcGIS_Data folder to your H: drive.

In the folder on your desktop, click on the Inquiries.mxd file to open ArcGIS 9.x.

At the end of lab, save your newly named .mxd file to the folder on your H: drive.

 

 

 

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