PROFESSOR'S INSTRUCTIONS:

In your opinion, out of all these scientific discoveries you read about this week, what is THE most important one that made the most impact on our lives?

(Powerpoint for the readings is attached)

Learn more about the scientist behind this discovery.

Choose one scientist discussed in the weeks lecture or any scientist that lived before the XVIII century (google for ideas).

- Describe the life and the significance of his/her scientific achievements for the years to come.

- Indicate what caught your attention to choose this person.

- Include at least 2 references other than the lecture.

Lab 3: Stonehenge Lab:

- Please review the attached sheet where there are questions and instructions about the assignment.

- The assignment is to answer the questions on that sheet about the Stonehenge according to the format of the paper.

- I will also attach a sample lab report for your convenience.
Please follow all instructions.

Write a summary on how energy is transferred across the globe. It should be one page long, single spaced and 12 font size.

Include the following-
- warming and cooling process in atmosphere
- variation in solar insolation
- Land and water temperature contrast
- Ocean circulation

Select five commonly used food items throughout the world. Choose specific items in such food groups as grains, vegetables, and fruits.

For your selected food items:

Compare the prices of conventionally grown versus organically grown crops for your selected food items in your local shopping area.
Specify the monetary amount you are personally willing to spend for organically grown food for each of your five food items. Be sure to justify your response.

Assignment Instructions
Assignment Instructions:  Case Study on aquatic issues. Choose sea level rise, fisheries management, or marine protected areas and prepare a case study of the economic benefits and costs of your chosen topic, using real-world examples. Remember to use the provided EVSP201 Case Study Template.

Your case study must show depth, detail, and reference to the text materials (use citations). You should also cite real-world examples. The case study should be at least 5 pages in length (including references), double-spaced using 12 point font. Include citations and references in accordance with APA guidelines.

Submission Instructions: The EVSP201 Case Study Instructions and EVSP201 Case Study Template are provided for your use. Please review the instructions document and use the template as the basis for your submission. Once you have completed your case study, please upload it as a Word document as an attachment for grading by the assignment deadli

Assignment Instructions
Class, I have good news about your second essay. You have already completed the research portion of this assignment! For essay two, you are to use the topic that you researched for your Research Notebook assignment. Using this research, complete the following assignment as instructed below.



ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS



First, you may use the same template that you used for Essay 1 (but be sure to save the file as Essay 2 as shown below). Download the attached template to your desktop and save it as the first initial of your first name, your last name, underscore (hit control and the dash key), and the essay number (not week number). Example: JSmith_essay2



On page one, change your name and other information as applicable. Include your skeleton outline on page two. Your header begins on page two as well. This is done for you on the template. Just add your title, as shown.



Your essay will begin on page three.

Homework:
1. Isle Royale was the example of ecosystem in this lecture. Find or think of another ecosystem. Identify and briefly explain each component of your ecosystem: individual, population, community, ecosystem. One short paragraph.
2. Write a paragraph about the Earth the New Wild: Home movie. Two things that impressed, shocked, or concerned you in the movie. One paragraph.

In 300 to 400 words of your own writing (not including the discussion questions or multiple choice question below), briefly summarize the main points of the article, describe at least two things that you find most interesting and/or challenging in the article, and say why and what you think about them.
In addition, write out two discussion question about the content or implications of the article that can be used to foster discussion of the article in lab and sometimes in lecture.
Write your own multiple choice exam question.  Include 4 or 5 answer choices. 

A) Compare Ulrich Becks concept of the Risk Society to Elizabeth Rushs discussion of risk on pp. 149-156 of the book Rising. To what extent are they talking about the same thing? How are these notions of risk different from each other? How does Rushs concept of risk apply to peoples experiences with climate change/disruption?  (4 points)

B) On pages 53-54 of the book Rising, Elizabeth Rush presents a particular way of thinking about the history of the world. How do you interpret this framing for thinking about our climate, both past and future? In other words, what does this framing mean to you and how does it affect your thinking about environmental and climate protection?
(4 points)

C) Discuss at least 1 example of climate injustice or climate justice from the course materials in Week 5 (readings, films). If you are focusing on an example climate injustice, then what are the causes and consequences of that injustice and what might be a solution? If you are focu

Students will examine the impact of globalization on the country. Students will use four of the five themes (environment, population, culture, geopolitics, and economics) to assess the current status of the country. Students will include policy recommendations based on an analysis of policies previously implemented by other countries within and outside of the region.