Fall wk 1 - Tuesday 28.Sept.04
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Welcome, roll, questions
Discuss Debates – draft groups
Jigsaw on Alternative Energy  debate Q
Short team reports
break
Start debates next week?
• Discuss Radiative Forcing of Earth’s Atmosphere,
from Earth Science Ch.1, if we have time
Energy Systems, EJZ
Connections between activities
• Jigsaw on Alternative energies will lead us
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• Good questions to debate each Tuesday
• We’ll discuss how to prepare for debates
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• start Radiative Forcing of Earth’s Atmosphere
from Earth Science Ch.1, read yesterday
• Other activities? Announcements?
Alternative Energy Jigsaw
Goals: provide overview of Alt. Energy issues,
practice focussed teamwork, generate candidate
debate questions
• Nine pairs work from Walisiewicz’s text
• 20 Minutes: Discuss reading + plan presentation
• 2-3 minutes per team: Brief summary at the board
– 2 Key points
– 2 Insights from discussion
– 2 Questions
• 1 hour total
Alternative Energy teams
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Energy addicts + power balance, 1-12
Limits to growth, 13-19
Tech fix + nuclear power, 22-27
Leaner and cleaner, 28-31
Renewables + water, 32-42
Farming the wind, 43-45
Making light work, 46-52
Energy from Earth, 57-60
Alternative realities, 61-65
Candidate debate question/statement from each group
Weekly debates
Goals: to develop depth of understanding in
select areas, and to improve skills in critical
thinking and communication
• We’ll agree on topics, wording, and
schedule together today
• Read online Debate Guidelines
• I’ve drafted debate teams, based on your
green Topic Surveys
Debate groundwork
• See http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/energy0405/debates.html
• Who has debated before? What works?
• Class agree on topics and schedule – move H to
week 8?
• See draft debate groups
• Renegotiate group memberships – 10 min
• Groups agree on wording of debate question or
statement
• Then draw for teams: pro + con + facilitators
(Zita will facilitate first debate)
• Discuss roles
Debate topics & schedule
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Coal vs nuclear fission
Oil exploration
Hydro power
Wind power
Geothermal
H + fuel cells (week 8?)
Other?
Weeks 2? 3, 4, 5?, 6, 7, 8
Your debate group - 1
Topic:
Question or statement:
Pro team:
Con team:
Facilitators:
Your debate group - 2
Topic:
Question or statement:
Pro team:
Con team:
Facilitators:
Debate info on WebX
• After our WebX workshop on Thursday, each debate
group please
• Create an online Discussion with your team’s
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Topic = title
Debate statement or question
Names of Pro, Con, and Facilitator teams
Everyone’s phone number and email
• The day before your debate:
– Post Pro and Con position papers + bibliography
• Right after the debate:
– Facilitators post summary and judgment
– Class post responses, follow-up points, questions
Looking ahead
• Office hours Tues. after class 4:00-5:00
Shall we go to CAB at 4:30 for food?
• Wednesday (no class):
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Take EnergySurvey online (see link on Syllabus)
Read web pages, covenant + attached docs.
Read calculus Ch.1
Start seminar reading
• Thus: Class here in homeroom
– Seminar: WebX workshop in GCC in Lib
– Each debate group create a WebX discussion for
your topic