Overview
Find an article about science that relates to something that we've talked about or read about (see the course topics below) to get a clear picture about which article you should you can select as all topics are coming from the below 2 books.
- The Story of More by Hope Jahren 2020. Vintage Books (see the contain page)
- The Healing Earth. eBook version http://healingearth.ijep.net/
The article should be written for a general audience.
1) post an article with the summary and opinions
2) Respond on two other students posts
below table show you the topics that we're going to take in the above 2 books.
Topic
Introduction to Environmental Science
Jahren Part 1 (Chap 1-4)
Introduction to Environmental Science
The Healing Earth: Welcome and Introduction
Unit 1: Food
Grain
Jahren Chap 5
Meat
Jahren Chap 6
Fish
Jahren Chap 7
Sugar
Jahren Chap 8
Waste
Jahren Chap 9
Agriculture
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Food
Section: Ecological Impacts of Modern Agriculture
Food and Ethics
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Food
Section: Food and Ethics
Unit 2: Energy
Electricity and Gas
Jahren Chap 10 and 11
Nonrenewable Energy
Jahren Chap 12
Nonrenewable Energy
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Energy
Section: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy
Section: Nonrenewable Energy Sources
Renewable Energy
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Energy
Section: Renewable Energy Sources
Renewable Energy
Jahren Chap 13
Renewable Energy
Guest Speaker
Unit 3: Climate Change
Air
Jahren Chap 14
Weather
Jahren Chap 15
Ice/Water
Jahren Chap 16 and 17
Extinction
Jahren Chap 18 and 19
The Science of Climate Change
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Global Climate Change
Section: Global Climate Change and Science
Subsections: Climate, Weather and Atmosphere; Defining and Detecting Climate Change
The Science of Climate Change
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Global Climate Change
Section: Global Climate Change and Science
Subsections: Evidence of Climate Change
The Science of Climate Change
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Global Climate Change
Section: Global Climate Change and Science
Subsections: Climate Change Drivers
The Impacts of Climate Change
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Global Climate Change
Section: Global Climate Change and Science
Subsections: Climate Change Impacts
The Impacts of Climate Change
Climate Change and Ethics
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Global Climate Change
Section: Global Climate Change and Ethics
Climate Change and Ethics
Climate Change and Spirituality
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Global Climate Change
Section: Global Climate Change and Spirituality
Unit 4: Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Science
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Biodiversity
Section: Biodiversity and Evolution
Biodiversity and Science
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Biodiversity
Section: Geographic Distribution of Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Science
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Biodiversity
Section: Causes of Earth’s Declining Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Science
Biodiversity and Ethics
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Biodiversity
Section: Biodiversity and Ethics
Biodiversity and Ethics
Biodiversity and Spirituality
The Healing Earth:
Chap: Biodiversity
Section: Biodiversity and Spirituality
Unit 5: Action
Jahren Appendix
Action
The Healing Earth
Chaps: Food, Energy, Global Climate Change, Biodiversity
Sections: Action Ideas (in all chapters)