CLASSES

Part 1: What is Climate Change? Science & Society.

• Class #1 (W 1/22): The SASSY / Climate Change 101 / Course Overview

• Class #2 (F 1/24): Climate Change: 10 Words & A Tiger

• Class #3 (M 1/27): Climate Change Solutions Part 1

• Class #4 (W 1/29): Climate Change Solutions Part 2

• Class #5 (F 1/31):  Climate Change Solutions Part 3

• Class #6 (M 2/3): Science & Society Part 1

• Class #7 (W 2/5): Science & Society Part 2

• Class #8 (F 2/7): Science & Society Part 3

Part 2: Climate Change Science.

• Class #9 (M 2/10) Big Question #1 (Weather vs Climate, Global Warming vs Climate Change)

• Class #10 (W 2/12) Big Question #2 (How can we measure global warming?)

• Class #11 (F 2/14) Big Question #3 (The greenhouse effect is natural - how can it be bad?)

• No Class (M 2/17) Presidents’ Day

• Class #12 (T 2/18) Big Question #4 (How can such a tiny amount of CO2 have impact the entire planet?)

• Class #13 (W 2/19) The Ozone Briefing

• Class #14 (F 2/21) Big Question #5 (Ozone hole, ozone, and global warming connections?)

• Class #15 (M 2/24) Big Question #6 (Is there still a debate?)

• Class #16 (W 2/26) Big Question #7 (What don't we know yet?)

• Class #17 (F 2/28) Big Question #8 (What about natural causes of global warming?)

• Class #18 (M 3/3) Big Question #9 (Global cooling in the 1970s?)

• Class #19 (W 3/5) Big Question #10 (How can we predict weather & climate?)

• Class #20 (F 3/7, Online) Big Question #11 (Are our climate models reliable?)

• No Class (M 3/10) Spring Break

• No Class (W 3/12) Spring Break

• No Class (F 3/14) Spring Break

• Class #21 (M 3/17) Big Question #12 (What will the climate be in 50 or 100 years?)

• Class #22 (W 3/19) Special Topics / Review & Reflection

• Class #23 (F 3/21) Test #1 / Midterm Exam

Part 3: Climate Change Impacts.

• Class #24 (M 3/24, Online) Big Question #13 (What are the impacts of climate change?)

•  Class #25 (W 3/26, Online) Big Question #14 (Will there be more extreme weather?)

• Class #26 (F 3/28) Big Question #15 (Are there any benefits from global warming?)

• Class #27 (M 3/31) Big Question #16 (What if climate change science is wrong?)

• Class #28 (W 4/2) The Impacts Briefing

• Class #29 (F 4/4) Special Topics: Climate System Tipping Points

Part 4: Climate Change Solutions.