Outline

Outline
Weeks 1-3 are for orientation activities. Weeks 4-15 have four, three-week cycles with team and individual assignments. Week 16 is for a final project. Click on the links below to access the weekly outlines.

Post your assignments by specified deadlines. Check the Course Outline at the beginning of each new week to plan your work for the week.

Week by Week
Orientation
Week 1	Welcome! Individual: Read the Intro, Read the Guide, Do the Pre-Course Survey Team: Meet and name your team
Week 2	Connections Among Earth Systems Individual: Do a practice ESS analysis of the Yellowstone Fires
Week 3	Collaborating on an ESS Analysis Team: Collaborate on a practice ESS analysis of a meteorite impact.
Brazilian Deforestation
Week 4 Sphere Study	Global Climate Change Team: Sphere Study Individual: Reflection - your questions, theories and prior knowledge
Week 5 Event Study	Global Warming Team: Event Study
Week 6 Classroom Application & Local Event Study	Human Impact on Biodiversity Individual: Classroom Application, Reflection on learning, Be a critical friend to a classmate, do a Local Event Study (Optional)
Mt. Pinatubo Eruption
Week 7 Sphere Study	Volcanoes & Global Climate Change Team: Sphere Study Individual: Reflection - your questions, theories and prior knowledge
Week 8 Event Study	Ozone, Trouble in the "Zone" Team: Event Study
Week 9 Classroom Application & Local Event Study	Volcanoes and Global Cooling Individual: Classroom Application, Reflection on learning, Be a critical friend to a classmate, do a Local Event Study (Optional)
Ice Sheets
Week 10 Sphere Study	Global Climate Change Team: Sphere Study Individual: Reflection - your questions, theories and prior knowledge
Week 11 Event Study	Welcome to Planet "Ocean" Team: Event Study
Week 12 Classroom Application & Local Event Study	The Cryosphere Individual: Classroom Application, Reflection on learning, Be a critical friend to a classmate, do a Local Event Study (Optional)
Hurricane Dennis
Week 13 Sphere Study	Tropical Twisters Team: Sphere Study Individual: Reflection - your questions, theories and prior knowledge
Week 14 Event Study	The Weather Viewed from Space Team: Event Study
Week 15 Classroom Application & Local Event Study	Global Circulation Models Individual: Classroom Application, Reflection on learning, Be a critical friend to a classmate, do a Local Event Study (Optional)
Final
Week 16 Final	Taking Stock of the ESS Course Individual: Do the Final Project , Do the Post-Course Survey