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| WELCOME |
Welcome to Spaceship Earth! This is where you will find your assignments and specific details concerning the reaction/critical thinking essays. |
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
The following are important Dates for the Class:
- Term Papers Due July 14
- Documentaries Due July 17
- Presentations Due July 16 & 17
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| COURSE OUTLINE/ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, June 9, 2008 |
- Introduction: "What is the Meaning of Spaceship Earth?"
- Discussion: "How we gain and use Knowledge"
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| Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
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| Thursday, June 12, 2008 |
- Discussion: "Exploring the differences between Generations"
- Write: "Knowledge, Progress, Science, and Me." Use the four classroom discussions from this week to write a 1 page, single-spaced reaction paper. It does not matter how you go about outlining your written discussion but you must employ critical thinking. Do not reguritate information. Use our discussions to explore deeper into the issues. This is due the next class session.
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| Monday, June 16, 2008 |
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| Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
- Discussion: "Human Modification of the Environment and the Future "
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
- Film: "Johnstown Flood"
- Discussion: "Human Modification: Chaos in the Recent Flood"
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| Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
- Field Trip: "Fox Ridge: Being One with Nature"
- Write: "Being One with Nature" Expand upon your personal experience at Fox Ridge. Provide details of your likes and dislikes...be sure to justify everything. I am looking for deep thinking. This is due the next class session.
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| Monday, June 23, 2008 |
- Film: "Johnstown Flood"
- Discussion: "Natural Disasters: Past and Present"
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| Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
- Discussion: "Preparing for a Natural Disaster"
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| Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
- Group Work : "It happened to Me! Part 1"
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| Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
- Group Work: "It happened to Me! Part 2"
- Write: Use the slides from the scenario and the questions on the last slide to complete your reaction paper. Complete Slides.
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| Monday, June 30, 2008 |
- Discussion: "Ideas of How to Control Population"
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| Tuesday, July 1, 2008 |
- Film: "An Illinois Winter"
- Discussion: "Comparing the Past to Present: Can we survive?"
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| Wednesday, July 2, 2008 |
- Film: "Soylent Green"
- Discussion: "Exploring the Possibilities of a Negative Future"
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| Thursday, July 3, 2008 |
- Discussion: "The Current State of Human Thinking and its Future Impact on Earth"
- Write: NO REACATION PAPER ASSIGNED. However, complete scripts for your 4-6 minute documentary. Due next class session.
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| Monday, July 7, 2008 |
- Discussion: "Brief Summary on the Impacts of Global Warming on Society" or "Solving for GT"
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| Tuesday, July 8, 2008 |
- Film: "Cane Toad "
- Discussion: "How we Promote Ecological Degradation"
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| Wednesday, July 9, 2008 |
- Film: "Three Gorges Dam" or "The American Nile"
- Discussion: "The Dam Issue!"
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| Thursday, July 10, 2008 |
- Film: "Expedition Nature's Realm Episode 6: the Looming Disaster"
- Discussion: "Protecting our Fragile National Parks"
- Write: NO REACTION PAPER ASSIGNED. Finish up on Term Papers.
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