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- Enter into and participate in a scholarly conversation both orally and in writing;
Wiki Markup - Evaluate and explain the appropriate use of different kinds of information from a variety of academic and non-academic sources
- Make an informed presentation on the benefits and drawbacks of different energy sources.
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Date | Topic | Reading |
M Aug 30 | What do we know about energy? | |
F Sep 3 | Is there a problem? Some views. | PMHI “It’s the End of the World (As We Know It” www.energyecomonyonline.com/End_of_World_as_Know_It.html |
M 6 | LABOR DAY | NO CLASS |
F 10 | Is there really a problem? | PMHI “The Bottomless Well” Huber and Mills, Basic Books 2005 |
M 13 | Why not get all the oil we can? | PMHI Vol. 32 No. 15 · 5 August 2010 pages 28-31 | 6408 words  |
F 17 | Where do we go from here? | PMHI “Out of Gas” David Goodstein, Norton 2004 p. 23-40 |
M 20 | Types of Energy | AED Chapter 1 p. 11-24 |
F 24 | Types of Energy | AED Chapter 2 p.25 - 36 |
M 27 | Energy Today – Global Picture | AED Chapter 4 p. 65 – 71 |
F Oct 1 | Electricity – What’s the Buzz? | AED Chapter 3 p. 48 – 55 |
M 4 | “The Elephant in the Room” | AED Chapter 5 |
F 8 | Carbon Capture? | “Can we bury global warming?” Robert H. Socolow |
M 11 | Coal and Combustion | AED Chapter 5 |
F 15 | Alternatives: | AED Chapter 4 59 - 64 |
Assignment: Alternative Energy Sources and Fuels: Select your favorite alternative energy source or fuel and find a media article which deals with a problem or opposition to this new alternative. Once you have selected your article you will assign it to the class as a reading for the appropriate class along with a suitable writing to learn assignment. Your article and assignment must be approved by me before being distributed to the class. In class come prepared to give a short presentation on the topic. You will also turn in an annotated copy of your presentation. Your grade for this assignment will be 12.5% of your total grade | ||
Date | Topic | Reading |
M 18 | READING DAY | NO CLASS |
F 22 | Conservation | AED Chapter 6 |
M 25 | Is it green? | CMO Chapter 8 p. 233 – 250 |
F 29 | Nuclear Power | AED Chapter 8 |
M Nov 1 | Nuclear Power – The Issues | CMO Chapter 8 p. 151, p.156 – 176 |
F 5 | Solar | AED Chapter 9 |
M 8 | Hydropower | AED Chapter 10 |
F 12 | Wind | AED Chapter 11 |
M 15 | Geothermal | AED Chapter 12 |
F 19 | Biomass | AED Chapter 13 |
M 22 | Alternative Fuels- Biomass | AED Chapter 17 |
F 26 | THANKSGIVING | NO CLASS |
M 29 | Electric Vehicles and Hybrids | AED Chapter 18 |
F Dec 3 | Hydrogen Fuel Cells | AED Chapter 20 |
M Dec 6 | Wrap-Up | CMO Chapter 9 |
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