Course Materials
Part 1: Science and Society.
- Class #1: Course Overview (We 9/7/2016)
- Class #2: Science & Society (Fr 9/9/2016)
- Class #3: Library Session (Mo 9/12/2016)
- Class #4: Science & Society (We 9/14/2016)
- Class #5: Science & Society (Fr 9/16/2016)
- Class #6: Science & Society (Mo 9/19/2016)
- Class #7: Science & Society (We 9/21/2016)
- Class #8: Science & Society (Fr 9/23/2016)
Part 2: What is Global Warming?
- Class #9: Global Warming (Mo 9/26/2016)
- Class #10: Global Warming (We 9/28/2016)
- Class #11: Global Warming (Fr 9/30/2016)
- Class #12: Global Warming (Mo 10/3/2016)
- No class (We 10/5/2016)
- Class #13: Global Warming (Fr 10/7/2016)
- Class #14: Global Warming (Tu 10/11/2016)
- Class #15: Global Warming (We 10/12/2016)
- Class #16: Global Warming Online (Fr 10/14/2016)
- No class (Mo 10/17/2016)
- Class #17: Global Warming (We 10/19/2016)
- Class #18: Global Warming (Fr 10/21/2016)
- Class #19: Global Warming (Mo 10/24/2016)
- No class (We 10/26/2016)
- No class (Fr 10/28/2016)
- No class (Mo 10/31/2016)
- Class #20: Global Warming (We 11/2/2016)
- Class #21: Global Warming (Fr 11/4/2016)
- Class #22: Global Warming (Mo 11/7/2016)
- Class #23: Test #1 (We 11/9/2016)
- No class (Fr 11/11/2016)
Part 3: What is Sustainable Energy?
- No class (Mo 11/14/2016)
- Class #24: Sustainable Energy (We 11/16/2016)
- Class #25: Sustainable Energy (Fr 11/18/2016)
- No Class (Mo 11/21/2016)
- No Class (We 11/23/2016)
- No Class (Fr 11/25/2016)
- Class #26: Sustainable Energy Online (Mo 11/28/2016)
- Class #27: Sustainable Energy (We 11/30/2016)
- Class #28: Sustainable Energy (Fr 12/2/2016)
- Class #29: Sustainable Energy (Mo 12/5/2016)
- Class #30: Sustainable Energy (We 12/7/2016)
- Class #31: Sustainable Energy (Fr 12/9/2016)
- Class #32: Sustainable Energy / Test #2 (Mo 12/12/2016)
Part 4: The Big Picture.
- Class #33: CRISPR (We 12/14/2016)
- Class #34: Semester Wrap-Up (Fr 12/16/2016)
Handouts and Materials.
- Activity for 9/7/2016
- Activity for 9/9/2016: Zika!
- Zika Risk (The Washington Post)
- The CRAP Test Rubric
- The Credibility Matrix
- Tips and Tricks for Writing
- Why I Don't Believe in Science
- Borowitz: Fact-Resistant Humans
- 20 Questions for the Presidential Candidates and their Answers
- The 10 Most Important Issues Facing Cities
- Climate Change as a wicked social problem (Grundmann, 2016)
- Wind Energy in MA in 2050 Activity
- A US nuclear future? (Nature 23 September 2010)