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What do you notice? What do you wonder?

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Class 9

Monday 26 September 2016

  1. Global Warming and Climate Change
  2. The Big Questions
  3. Assignment #6

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Course Schedule.

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Course Schedule.

Review and Reflection Time.

In one sentence.

Explain what a ‘wicked’ problem is.

Can you think of another example?

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Course Schedule.

Review and Reflection Time.

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Course Schedule.

Review and Reflection Time.

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Course Schedule.

20 Questions. 20 Answers @ http://sciencedebate.org/20answers

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Class 9

Monday 26 September 2016

  • Global Warming and Climate Change
  • The Big Questions
  • Assignment #6

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Climate 101.

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Climate 101.

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The KWL Chart.

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Climate 101.

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Class 9

Monday 26 September 2016

  • Global Warming and Climate Change
  • The Big Questions
  • Assignment #6

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Mr. President, isn’t global warming the same as climate change?

Instrumental Record

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How do we even know that the Earth is getting warmer right now Madame President?

Instrumental Record

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But I thought the greenhouse effect was natural? How can it be (that) bad if it is natural?

Greenhouse Effect

4

How can such a small amount of CO2 have any impact on the climate of the entire planet!

Greenhouse Effect

5

Mr. President, I always thought that the ozone hole causes global warming and we fixed that?

Greenhouse Effect

6

Mr. President - isn’t there still a debate if climate change is really happening and why?

Humans/Variability

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How long have we been studying this? What do we still not know about climate change?

Humans/Variability

8

Mr. President, how can we sure that humans are causing the recent warming?

Humans/Variability

9

They predicted global cooling in the 1970s! Global warming stopped for the last 15 years!

Humans/Variability

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How can we predict the climate in 100 years when we can’t forecast the weather for next week?

Climate Models

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Are our computer models of climate reliable Mr. President?

Climate Models

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Mr. President, what will the climate be like in 50 or 100 years?

Climate Models

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Mr. President - how big of a problem is global warming? How will this effect us?

Impacts

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Madame President, will we have more extreme weather with global warming?

Impacts

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Mr. President, surely this can’t be all bad - what are the benefits of global warming?

Impacts

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Madame President, what if this is overestimated and a much smaller problem?

Impacts

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Mister President: if all the scientists agree...then why are we still not doing something about it?

Solutions

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But we can’t do anything unless China also does it - they are the biggest polluters today!

Solutions

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Madame President, how can we fix this global warming problem?

Solutions

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Mr. President - how much will this cost to fix and can we even afford to fix it?

Solutions

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Mister President, the perfect solution is geoengineering!

Solutions

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AAAS: What We Know @ http://whatweknow.aaas.org/

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Class 9

Monday 26 September 2016

  • Global Warming and Climate Change
  • The Big Questions
  • Assignment #6

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  • The due date, expectations, and grading are clearly explained.
  • This assignment is also available on our course website.

I am happy to clarify this assignment, my expectations, or anything else for that matter. Please contact me via Email or swing-by my office anytime for additional help and support.

Homework Assignment #6 (due Wednesday 9/28): Climate Change 101.

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Monday 26 September 2016

  • Global Warming and Climate Change
  • The Big Questions
  • Assignment #6

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Review and Reflection Time.

That was a lot of material. Please consider.

  1. What was the most important or interesting thing you learned today?
  2. What big question still remains in your mind?

That’s what happens when you attend a talk, lecture, or meeting:

  • Some things will be interesting, others boring.
  • Some things will be clear and well-explained, other not so much.

➔ Google, Wikipedia, Textbook, etc.