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IS1001 – First-Year Seminar – Fall 2006

Bottom dwellers in an ocean of air

*Date*	*Assignments?*	*Special time or place*	*Event*
*8-29*			*Syllabus and Overview*
*8-31*	*Reading: National Geographic, Gone with the water,* 2 questions for governor**		*Discussion on New Orleans and Louisiana*
*9-5*		*Sci2190*	*Meeting with the Governor*
*9-5*		*7 pm* *Edson Auditorium*	*FYS Convocation with* *Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco*
*9-7*	*Reading: National Geographic, Super Storms-* Please pick up a copy at my office door Sci2315 One-page reflection on Tuesday’s experience**		*Discussion on recent FYS events* *Hurricanes*
*9-12*		*Library 350A*	*Briggs Library Session* *Introduction to the Library*
*9-14*	*Reading: 2.1 in text book***		*Vertical structure of the atmosphere* *Bring text book*
*9-19*	*Reading 2.2 in text book, Excerpt from Tim Flannery “The Weathermakers”(paper handout)*		*Air pressure and wind* *Bring text book*
*9-21*	*Essay No 1* *Reading 2.2 in text book* *Be prepared to discuss Figure 2.7 in text book*		*Weather structure in the moderate zones*
*9-26*		*~~1-3pm~~* *~~Meet at North Parking Lot at 1 pm (two 15-passenger vans)~~*	*~~WCROC Wind turbine and wind monitoring stop~~* *~~USDA-ARS~~* *~~Swan Lake~~* *~~Research Farm~~*
*9-26*		*Normal time, normal class room*	*Various discussions*
*9-28*	*Reading “The Case of The Missing Farmers”* *Answer questions*		*Discussion of the reading assignment* *Jamboree projects*
		*Morris Movie Theater, 7 pm*	*“An inconvenient truth” by Al Gore, sponsored from FYS budget*
*10-3*	*Reading: “The threshold of Vulnerability”* Answer questions Extra-credit: half-to one-page reflection on the Gore movie**		*Discussion of Reading,* *Carbon cycle*
*10-5*	*Have a partner and a plan for your project*		*Class works on Jamboree project* *Geological history of atmosphere*
*10-10*	*Essay No 2* *Read: pages 157/158 Box 6.1 The Vikings and answer questions*		*Energy household of the atmosphere*
*10-12*	*Read:* *6.3: Techniques for reconstructing past climates*		*Guest Speaker: Keith Brugger (Geology)* *Models and Observations of Paleoclimate*
*10-19*	*Read:* *6.4.1* *Ocean* *and ice cores and the Pleistocene record* *6.4.2 Post-glacial climates*		*Glaciation periods: how do we know? What did they mean for human development?*
*10-23*		*5:30 pm* *Science Auditorium*	*Laterell Lecture* *Dr. Kirsten Jaglo, Ph.D.* *will share insights with us informed by her unique career path in plant molecular biology and U.S. international climate change policy.*
*10-24*	*Read: “Climate and the Collapse of the Maya Civilization” by Petersen and Haug, American Scientist 93(4), 2005* *Finalize Jamboree form*		*Carbon cycle and geological history: why should we be concerned*
*10-26*		*Library 350A*	*Briggs Library Session* *Finding references and searching databanks*
*10-31*	*Essay No 3*		*Carbon cycle and geological history: why should we be concerned*
*11-2*			*Jamboree project:* *work in groups, PowerPoint group in Sci2530*
*11-7*			*Guest Speaker: Troy Goodnough,* *UMM Sustainability Coordinator, will talk to us about Sustainability and green energy sources*
*11-9*	*Read “The climate of Man-I”,* *Answer handout*		*Discussion on “The climate of Man-I”*
*11-14*	*Student project*		*Work on Jamboree project*
*11-16*	*Student project*		*Work on Jamboree project*
*11-21*	*Essay No 4* *Student project*		*Preparation for Jamboree* *Cloud formation*
*11-28*	*Student project*		*Preparation for Jamboree*
*11-30*		*9 am – 3 pm* *Oyate Hall*	*Jamboree*
*12-5*	*Student project*		*Cloud chamber, Discussion on Jamboree*
*12-7*	*Student project*		*Evaluations*
*12-12*	*Student project*		*Tornado movie*
*12-14*	*Student project*		*Last Day good stuff*

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