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WEEK
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DATE/
LOCATION
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TOPIC
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LINK
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INSTRUCTIONS
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WHAT TO HAND IN
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1: No Lab
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1/5
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Lab
Sections Do Not Meet This Week
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2: Lab 1
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1/12 -1/16
Discussion Room
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Unit 6c.
I.
Population Growth and Global Society - Reading and Discussion
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Click
on:
Unit 6c. Population Growth and Global Society
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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
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Point
breakdown:
- discussion
- homework write up
(10 points)
- attendance
(3 points)
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3: Lab 2
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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
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Click
on:
Unit 1b. Introduction to Spatial Data
Analysis with ArcGIS
Download
ArcGIS data above
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Read through the lab before coming to class. Turn in the
completed assignment on CTools.
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Point
breakdown:
-Questions and Maps
(10 points)
-attendance
(3 points)
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Make
up sessions:
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Friday January 23rd 8-10 am in 1570 CCLittle
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Friday January 23rd 10-12 in 3325 DANA
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*Remember to email Sam and tell her which lab section you are
attending
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4:
Lab 3
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1/26
- 1/30
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Systems
Thinking Workshop, Article and Discussion
Economic
Growth and Poverty
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Click
on:
Unit 11a. Linking
Population, Gender, and Biodiversity
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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
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Point
breakdown:
-discussion
(5 points)
-homework
(5 points)
- attendance
(3 points)
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5: Lab 4
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2/2 - 2/6
Computer Room
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ArcGIS
Global
Water Resources
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Click on:
Unit 5b. Global Water Resources
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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.
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Point
breakdown:
-Questions
and Maps
(10 points)
-Attendance
(3 points)
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6: Lab 5
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2/9- 2-13
Discussion Room
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Reading, Movie and
Discussion
I.
Genetically Modified Food and Food Security
II.
Intro of Term Projects and Prospectus
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I. Genetically Modified Food
II.
Intro of Term Projects and Prospectus
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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.
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Point
breakdown:
-Discussion
(10 points)
-Attendance
(3 points)
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7: Lab 6
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2/16 - 2/20
Computer Room
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ArcGIS
Earth's
Changing Biomes
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Click
on:
Unit 3b. Earth’s Changing Biomes
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Read through the lab before coming to class. Turn in the
completed assignment on CTools. Include your
maps in your Word assignment.
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Point
breakdown:
-Questions
and Maps
(10 points)
-Attendance
(3 points)
Project
Paragraph
(10 points)
Project Paragraph Due this week!
Exam I
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Spring Break
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2/23 - 2/27
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No
Labs
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9:
Lab 7
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3/2 – 3/6
Discussion Room
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Article
and Discussion
Alternative
Energy Sources
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Click
on:
Unit 7c. Making Other Energy
Choices
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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
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Point
breakdown:
-discussion
and homework
(10 points)
- attendance
(3 points)
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10: Lab 8
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3/9 - 3/13
Computer Room
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ArcGIS
Energy
Consumption
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Click
on:
Unit 7b. Global Energy Resources
- Population and Consumption
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Read through the lab before coming to class. Turn in the
completed assignment on CTools. Include
your maps in your Word assignment.
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Point
breakdown:
-Questions and Maps
(10 points)
-Attendance
(3 points)
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11: Lab 9
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3/16 -3/20
Computer Room
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ArcGIS
Biodiversity
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Click
on:
Biodiversity and Protected Areas
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Read through the lab before coming to class. Turn in the
completed assignment on CTools. Include
your maps in your Word assignment.
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Point breakdown:
-Biodiversity
report
(22 points)
- attendance
(3 points)
Project Proposal Due this week!
(25 points)
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12:
Lab 10
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3/23 - 3/27
Computer Room
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Activity,
Article and Discussion
Consumption
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Click
on:
Unit 3c. Ecological Footprint
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I.
Read through the lab before coming to class.
II.
Read the article Rich
Planet, Poor Planet - Chapter 1, 2001 p. 3-20
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Point
breakdown:
-discussion
(10 points)
-attendance
(3 points)
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13:
Lab 11
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3/30 – 4/3
Discussion Room
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Understanding
China
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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
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Point
breakdown:
-preparation and discussion
(10 points)
-attendance
(3 points)
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14:
Lab 12
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4/6 - 4/10
Discussion Room
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Article
and Discussion
Sustainability
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Click
on:
Unit 11c. Sustainability
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I.
Read through the lab before coming to class.
II.
Read the article Accelerating
the Shift to Sustainability p. 189-206.
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Point
breakdown:
-
discussion
(5 points)
-homework
(5 points)
- attendance
(3 points)
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15:
Lab 13
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4/13 - 4/17
Discussion Room
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Presentations
of Final Projects
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See
Presentation and Final Project Grading below
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