Class |
Date |
Location |
Presentation/Lecture (40-60 Min) |
Homework / Quiz |
Group activity/Audio/Video
(40 min) |
Experiment/ Projects
(40 min) |
Class 1 |
30-Jan |
Brooklyn Tech |
Course Overview, Introduction to the GLOBE program: What is GLOBE? |
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Hands-on Science Experiment 1: Measuring air and surface Temperature of objects |
| Class 2 |
6-Feb |
Brooklyn Tech |
Introduction to Environmental Systems Science, Atmosphere/climate, hydrology, Ecology, and alteration of air, soil and water |
Homework 1: Read and analyze the article and write report |
Video: IPCC - State of science
IPCC - Fifth Assessment Report |
Math Experiment 1: Use of min, max and average function using Global/regional dataset
(1) Agriculture (2) CO2 |
| Class 3 |
13-Feb |
CCNY |
Temperature: Measurements, Instruments (thermometer, satellite sensors), Calibration, protocol. |
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Group Activity 1: Discussion/ presentation: Earth Systems Concept (poster board) |
Math Experiment 2: determine correlation coefficient and plotting using earth system data
(1) Data1 (2) Data2 |
| Class 4 |
20-Feb |
Online |
Temperature: Trends, variability, global warming and mitigation |
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Video: IPCC – Climate change mitigation |
Math Experiment 3: USA CO2 emission data to find trend and anomaly
(1) Global CO2 Data, (2) USA data |
| Class 5 |
27-Feb |
Brooklyn Tech |
Hydrology: Rainfall, Soil moisture, and Evapotranspiration. Measurements by Probe, Models and Satellite Sensors, Applications. |
Quiz 1 |
Video:
NASA-SMAP mission,
Drought projection,
California drought 2014-15. |
Hands-on Science Experiment 2: Measuring rainfall, manual and tipping bucket measurement |
| Class 6 |
5-Mar |
Brooklyn Tech |
Atmosphere: Cloud Type, Cloud Cover, Wind speed/direction, Hurricanes, (ground/satellite/ Radar). |
Homework 2: Report on "Inconvenient Truth" |
Group Activity 2: Discussion/ on climate adaptations and Global Warming mitigation |
Hands-on Science Experiment 3: Soil moisture determination using Hydrometer (Due to cold wether moved to next class) |
| Class 7 |
12-Mar |
Brooklyn Tech |
Water quality: Temperature, conductivity, turbidity, salinity, monitoring and measurements |
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Video: TED Talk: Water & future
UN - Global water supply/crisis. |
Math Experiment 4: Climate/environmental Data analysis and data projection |
| Class 8 |
19-Mar |
Brooklyn Tech |
Ecosystem: Land use and Land Cover, Wetlands, Vegetation monitoring |
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GIS Project 3: Use of environment (energy) data in GIS for mapping |
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26-Mar |
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No Class Scheduled |
| Class 9 |
2-Apr |
Brooklyn Tech |
Guest Lecture: Water sustainability |
Quiz 2 |
Group Activity 3: Discussion on developing climate science and adaptation education |
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| Class 10 |
9-Apr |
CCNY |
Mapping (GIS): Introduction to basic use and analysis using ArcGIS for creating maps. |
Homework 3: Climate adaptation |
Video: GIS Application for earth science. |
GIS Project 1: Explore Earth Science Resources and create map
Data link |
| Class 11 |
16-Apr |
CCNY |
Mapping (GIS): Use of environmental data for analyzing and creating graphs and maps, and importing satellite images. |
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GIS Project 2: Use of climate data to produce maps using GIS software |
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23-Apr |
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No classes (Spring Recess) |
| Class 12 |
30-Apr |
CCNY, Hudson river |
Field experiment trip 1 (during Class hour): Water Quality experiment measurement of temperature, turbidity, salinity, pH, etc. |
Meeting at 145st @Hudson river park for water quality sampling and measurement. (Location lap and direction map will be provided) |
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| Class 13 |
7-May |
CCNY |
* Work on Group research Project
* Hands on Activity on Ecosystem and Earth Science |
Hands-on Science Experiment 4: Vegetation (NDVI) measurement |
| Class 14 |
14-May |
CCNY |
Group Research Project Presentation |
Class will be divided in 2 groups and project will be assigned mid-semester, students will write report and present their research using PowerPoint slides. |
| Class 15 |
21-May |
Brooklyn Tech |
Final Examination |