M5 Global Warming & Your Carbon Footprint
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ARC: Academic Reading Circles
To improve comprehension collectively & individually through introspective, guided reading , and sharing accurate information.
AWE: Academic Writing Exercises
To improve communication & writing skills that relate to important contemporary personal-local-global issues using gains in comprehension
Self Evaluation & Peer Review
To improve self-awareness and critical writing skills using comparative peer evaluation
The ChemWiki/Libretext:
To improve language & communication skills by expanding vocabulary, writing quality, and personal understanding
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There are 13 guiding questions that are to be answered in your own written words, and submitted on-line using the on-line references, which provide the background reading and information to develop the answers: One most important overarching reference relates to plagiarism, please read it carefully. The writing must be your individual written work alone, but you can share the information within your Academic Reading Circle (ARC) group;
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the greenhouse effect?
2. What are the 4 most important greenhouse gases?
3. How can relatively small concentrations of greenhouse gases have such a large impact on global surface temperatures?
4. Not all greenhouse gases contain a carbon atom. Why has carbon been focused on as the leading global warming concern?
5. How much CO2 is presently in the atmosphere?
6. How do we know CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing?
7. How has the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere changed over time in the last 200 years?....... over the past hundreds of thousands of years?
8. How do we know that humans are responsible for the sudden increase in CO2?
9. What is the carbon cycle?
10. Why is burning fossil fuels the main focus of global climate concerns?
11. What are the possible alternative energy resources that can replace fossil fuels, and why is solar energy perhaps the most important among them?
12. How does CO2 relate to: 1) the increase in ocean acidity, 2) to acid-base equilibrium, and 3) to what would happen if the buffering effects in the oceans were to stop?
13. What are the overall concerns if the carbon cycle’s CO2 equilibrium level is not re-set to a lower concentration level?
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SOURCES: Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, Presentations
1. :Basics of the Carbon Cycle & the Greenhouse Effect - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Global Greenhouse Gas Reference
URL: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/basics.html
2. History of atmospheric carbon dioxide from 800,000 years ago until January, 2014. - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Global Greenhouse Gas Reference
URL: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/history.html
3. Meeting the Climate-Change Challenge: Powerpoint Presentation - SES Distinguished Scientist Seminar Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20...g-06.ed-JPL.pdf
4. Mitigation of Climate Change: IPCC Powerpoint Presentation - Mitigating Global Warming
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20...esentation.pdf
5. Why scientists are (almost) certain that climate change is man-made - The Economist, Nov 2nd 2014
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20...0Economist.pdf
6. The science of climate change - The Economist, Nov 28th 2015
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20...0Economist.pdf
7. Three possible future paths for annual global greenhouse gas - Science Magazine: Nov. 2016
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20....2016.full.pdf
8. Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change - New York Times, 2016
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20...rk%20Times.pdf
9. A heated mirror for future climate - Science Magazine: April 2016
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20....2016.full.pdf
10. Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries - New York Times, March 22, 2016
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20...rk%20Times.pdf
11. Failure to address global warming will cost many lives - The Economist, Dec 10th 2015
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20...0Economist.pdf
12 Oceans and climate science - The rise in sea levels may be accelerating - The Economist, Jan 17th 2015
URL: http://chemconnections.org/Global%20...0Economist.pdf
13. Rising Sea Levels May Disrupt Lives of Millions - New York Times, MARCH 14, 2016
14. Climate Change is Weaponizing the Atmosphere - Bloomberg, JULY 29, 2016
URL:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...-for-your-town
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READ, and collectively interpret & apply your knowledge to your individual writing that repond to the Guiding Questions.
This page is closed to all but your ARC-group. Use this page as a messaging, communications and archival repository tool to develop and edit answers to the guiding questions in Part 1:
http://chemconnections.org/general/chem106/Global%20warming%20%26%20Carbon%20Footprint.2017.pdf , and which follow.
A list of your ARC-group members and their e-mail addresses FOLLOW.
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NOTE: Each of you must submit individually on-line to receive credit from this page:
https://chem.libretexts.org/LibreTexts/Diablo_Valley_College/DVC_Chem_106%3A_Rusay/Vocabulary_III
Be aware of what constitutes plagiarism. Submissions must be made by the deadlines found in the course calendar.:
http://chemconnections.org/general/chem106/Calendar-106-f17.html
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Part 2 (Carbon Footprint): To be done independently.
Complete the Nature Conservancy’s survey, record and report your respective personal levels relating to the following four areas:
Home Energy
Driving & Flying
Food & Diet
Recycling & Waste
Answer the related questions.
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In which of the four areas do you contribute the most carbon?
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In relation to the area of Home Energy: What can you do to improve your carbon footprint?
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In relation to the area of Driving & Flying: What can you do to improve your carbon footprint?
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In relation to the area of Food & Diet: What is the recommended daily energy (food) intake for you personally, using either the U.S. or Australian guidelines?
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How does your current diet compare to a healthy diet using the Australian on-line survey?
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What can you do to improve your carbon footprint relative to Food & Diet?
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In relation to the area of Recycling & Waste: What can you do to improve your carbon footprint relative to Recylcing & Waste?
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