EARTH 101H HONORS (Lecture Tu 2:20 - 3:25 pm)

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

8/28 Tu
  • Go over syllabus and class expectations.  Class website. www.fieldstudy.com.
  • Class demo on accessing your Pipeline account.
  • Introduction to Poster Project.
  • Possible topics for your Poster Project.
  • On Tu 9/5 (two weeks from today) we will meet at the Lurie Library, just across the bridge to West Campus.  We will meet in the lobby at 2:20 pm.  Try not to be late since we will be taken to different areas of the library and you may have difficulty finding us.  Click here for a map of the SBCC campus.
  • Remember, attendance is very important.  I look forward to seeing you all each week.
9/4 Tu
  • Discussion of Poster Project.
  • Possible topics for your Poster Project.
  • Selection of partners for your Poster Project.
  • Remember, attendance is very important.  I look forward to seeing you all each week.
9/11 Tu
  • Will meet at the Lurie Library, just across the bridge to West Campus.  We will meet in the lobby at 2:20 pm.  Try not to be late since we will be taken to different areas of the library and you may have difficulty finding us.  Click here for a map of the SBCC campus:
9/18 Tu
9/25 Tu
  • Discussion of Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Selection of topics for the Poster Project.  Here is the topic list.
  • Everyone will give a short description of the topic they are choosing to the class.  Students will be matched to other students with similar topics.
10/2 Tu
  • The following email was sent to you 9/27:

    Here is a tentative schedule for your Poster Project.  Here is the topic list.  You have been teamed up with others from your class with similar topics who you should coordinate with.  Have them review your work each step of the way and provide you with feedback.  Use the pipeline system to send materials back and forth to each other.  You may include up to 20% material from your partner’s paper in a supporting role (not a leading role) as it relates to your topic.  More will be explained and discussed in class.

    10/2  One page outline or rough draft due.  Should be reasonably well
    developed.  Should have at least three sources listed.  Include copy of the first page of each source attached to your one page outline.

    10/9  Three to five page draft is due.  Your paper should be well along
    here.  Will distribute for peer review.

    10/16  Peer reviews returned.  Will re-distribute back to you at end of
    class.

    10/23  Final draft of paper due (more than five pages in length).  Will
    distribute for peer review.

    10/30  Peer reviews returned.  Will re-distribute back to you at end of
    class.

    11/6  Assignment due.  No more changes allowed after this.  This is
    your final product.  Post on Pipeline Discussion Board as final draft (Pipeline posting limits may not post your entire paper, just post what you can).  Reviews of three papers due following week.  Review your partners, the person above you, the person below you.  Post (1) what you like about paper, (2) what can be added to paper.  Focus on positives, not negatives.

    11/6  Poster Presentations begin.  You will present your paper using
    either a poster board, using power point, or using your own custom
    built web site.  First students to present will get extra credit.

    11/13 On line Reviews due.  Authors are to respond to reviews.
     
  • How to set up alerts in Proquest on a given topic (example here is for "Astronomy" articles in "Newspapers", but you can modify the topics and publications as needed).
     
    Steps for establishing "astronomy" Alert from news sources
     
    2. Select Access the Databases
    3. Select ProQuest (you will need to login with ID barcode or Pipeline account)
    4. Type astronomy in the search box.
    5. Click on More Search Options
    6. Change "Publication Type" to Newspapers.
    7. Click Search
    8. Select the Set Up Alert near the top right part of screen.
    9. Complete the Pop-Up form and click save.
    10. When you get the Alerts, if you are off-campus, you will need to do steps 1-6 above to actually see the article. If you are on-campus, clicking on the links in the email alert will take you right to the article.
10/9 Tu
  • Discussed Habitable Zones in the universe, Marsion meteorites with possible evicience of life, and the Nerst equation.
10/16 Tu
  • Continued our discussion of Astrobiology.
10/23 Tu
  • Listened to excerpts of Orsen Well's "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast.
10/30 Tu
  • Continued our discussions on the origin and fate of the universe, time travel, higher dimensions, etc.
11/6 Tu
  • Collected the Poster Project papers, began our student presentations, discussed required outside activities, etc (see below).
  • Regarding Posting your Paper on the Class Message Board.
     
    A number of students have emailed me to ask where the "Message Board Discussion Topic" can be found for posting their papers.  Apparently you can't see it when you log into the class on Pipeline.  I think (but am not sure) that this will solve the problem.
     
    When you are looking at your list of classes, click the "My Consolidated Courses" link at the far right of your screen just above the list of classes.  Then Select "All Honors Astro".  Then select "Message Board".  Then select "Poster Paper Posting".  Then click on "Post a Message" to post your paper, or while reading a message click "Reply" to post your response. 
     
    Give that a try and hopefully that will work.  I created a group to meld all the different Honors sections together and that may be why you can't find the Message Board posting in your individual class section. 
     
  • Clarification on Required Outside Activities.
     
    As a follow-up to our class discussion, here is the info for the Required Outside Activities.  As honors students, I would like to have you do one outside activity (either a planetarium show or star show) and watch one of the selected videos.  Follow the instructions posted on my class extra credit web site.  Follow the directions on my class extra credit assignment and fill out the questions at the end and bring to class or email to me.  You can get regular extra credit for these in your regular class and meet the requirement for Honors (double dipping is OK).  Here is the link to my extra credit web site:
     
    The Starry Night activities we discussed in class will be made available to you in a few weeks.  It would be a good idea to remind me next week to get that set up.
     

 
11/13 Tu
  • Poster Paper Presentations.
11/20 Tu
  • Poster Paper Presentations.
11/27 Tu
  • Poster Paper Presentations.  Paper self evaluation forms emailed to you and given out in class.
12/4 Tu
  • Poster Paper Presentations.  Paper self evaluation forms due.  We will meet next week during finals week.