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Syllabus:ESC 1000 Earth & Space Science Lec. 3 Cr. 3

Summer 2010 Section: 325156 Time/Day: 10:00-12:00 p.m. F Room: A0171 Section: 325152 Time/Day: 6:00- 7:30 p.m. R Room: A0171

Instructor: Mr. John Taylor About Me ResumeInstructor’s Office: North Campus D-270 Office Phone: (904) 766-6763 Cell Phone: (904) 614-0531 Home Phone: (904) 992-2052

Instructor’s Email: johtaylo@fscj.edu

Course Description:This course acquaints students with the development of science, the integrating principles and theories in the earth sciences, the practice of the scientific method and with a useful knowledge of selected areas of geology, astronomy and meteorology. Presentation involves lectures, demonstrations and films. The course is for general education and is not designed essentially as an introductory or preparatory course for any of the specific sciences. Learning Outcomes:Students will be able to:1. Demonstrate knowledge of scientific method.2. Explain and apply major concepts in earth and space science.3. Communicate scientific ideas through oral or written assignments.4. Interpret scientific models such as formulas, graphs, tables and schematics,

draw inferences from them and recognize their limitations..5. Demonstrate problem solving methods in situations that are encountered outside

of the classroom..

Procedures to Evaluate these Outcomes1. Formulate problem, make observations, derive and test hypothesis and make

conclusions.2 Written tests, reports and/or use of equipment to demonstrate student

competency in field.3. Students use analytical reasoning skills to solve problems on written tests and/or

assignments.4. Written reports of projects and/or written tests demonstrate student competency

in the application of scientific knowledge.5. Students use demonstrations, group discussions, written tests, research

projects and/or field experiences to illustrate competence in recognizing and evaluating various scientific processes.

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Use of Results of Evaluation to Improve the Course1. Student responses to in-class problems will be used to immediately

help clarify any misunderstandings and to later adjust the appropriate course material.

2. All exams will be graded and examined to determine areas of teaching which could use improvement.

3. All evaluation methods will be used to determine the efficacy of the material presentation.

Detailed Topical Outline CONTACT HOURSI. Geology 14

A. Introduction B. Rocks and Minerals C. Weathering, Soils and Mass Wasting D. Water

1. Running 2. Ground

E. Glaciers, Deserts and Wind F. Earthquakes and the Internal Structure

of the Earth G. Plate Tectonics H. Igneous Activity I. Mountain Building J. Geologic Time and Earth History

II. Meteorology 13A. Composition, Structure and Temperature

of the AtmosphereB. Moisture in the AtmosphereC. Pressure and WindD. Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

III. Astronomy 9A. The Earth as a PlanetB. The Solar System

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C. Planets, Asteroids, Comets and MeteorsD. Beyond the Solar System

IV. Oceanography 9Ocean floor and seawaterOcean dynamics

Textbook Required:Earth Science, 12/E Edward J. Tarbuck, (Emeritus) Illinois Central CollegeFrederick K. Lutgens, (Emeritus) Illinois Central CollegeDennis Tasa

ISBN-10: 0136020070 Publisher: Prentice HallISBN-13: 9780136020073 Published: 02/26/2008Format: Cloth; 768 pp Suggested retail price: $124.50 used $93.50

Table of Contents:1. Introduction to Earth ScienceGeology UNIT 1: EARTH MATERIALS2. Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks3. Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth UNIT 2: SCULPTURING EARTH’S SURFACE4. Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting 5. Running Water and Groundwater 6. Glaciers, Deserts, and WindUNIT 3: FORCES WITHIN 7. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds8. Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior9. Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity10. Mountain BuildingUNIT 4: DECIPHERING EARTH’S HISTORY11. Geologic History12. Earth's Evolution through Geologic TimeOceanography UNIT 5: THE GLOBAL OCEAN13. The Ocean Floor14. Ocean Water and Ocean Life15. The Dynamic OceanMeteorologyUNIT 6:  EARTH'S DYNAMIC ATMOSPHERE16. The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature17.  Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation 18. Air Pressure and Wind 19. Weather Patterns and Severe Storms20. World Climates and Global Climate Change AstronomyUNIT 7: EARTH’S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE21. Origin of Modern Astronomy22. Touring Our Solar System23. Light, Astronomical Observations, and the Sun24. Beyond Our Solar SystemOr you may use an older version below:

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Earth Science, 11/e ISBN-10: 0131497510

Publisher: Prentice Hall Edward J. Tarbuck (Emeritus) Illinois Central CollegeCopyright: 2006 Frederick K. Lutgens (Emeritus) Illinois Central CollegeFormat: Cloth; 752 pp Dennis Tasa (Illustrator), Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc.

ATTENDANCE:Each student must sign the roll sheet each class to be counted as attended. Each class attended is worth four points. One student will be the attendance monitor and keep tracks of the bimonthly attendance. Homework: The sample quizzes posted on the grading outline are not homework to be turned. They are for the student’s self practice and for the student to understand what the instructor expects from each section of the textbook and his lectures. The quiz is an actual page of a previous exam. The grading outline may be found at: http://www.fccj.us/gly1001/10grdSum10.htm

Online Testing vs In-Class TestingEvery test is made up of five or six sections covering the content of each chapter. Below is a sample for one of the 24 chapters:Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Science: Tarbuck’s Sample ExamE. _____ (10) End of Chapter 1 Exercises AnswersK. _____ (25) Key Terms Chapter 1 Answers Chapter 1: Vocabulary .htm file .doc fileL. _____ (10) Chap 1 Labeling Images (or Matching)M _____(27) Multiple Choice Chapter 1V. ____ (00) Video Notes/ Student Questions/Video QuestionsT. ____ (00) True and False

Part E for each chapter may be done in class as a quiz every two weeks. Five or more questions will be selected from the end of chapter exercises, and the student will be required to answer one or two or three for 5-10-15 points per chapter.

Part K is the vocabulary from the chapter. There is an online vocabulary quiz for every chapter. The student may test the vocabulary over and over until she/he scores a successful grade. The

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online vocabulary will always be fill-in-the blank using a word list. It may be taken through the instructor’s web site with unlimited attempts. If on ESC 1000 web site, your instructor automatically receives a copy, but you must fill in your name and email to receive a copy. Failure to do so may result in you repeating the exercise. (The online vocabulary may also be an assessment on Blackboard with three attempts and the best score counting depending on the vote of the class.) An example of the top portion of each vocabulary test on the instructor’s web site look like:

Part L Image Labeling (matching) for each chapter will either be presented in Blackboard for the student to attempt up to three times, or will be done in class as a matching closed book test every two weeks.

Part M is multiple choice. The MC will be done either at the textbook site on line or on Blackboard. When the student achieves a successful grade on each chapter on the textbook’s web site, the online quiz is submitted or the student has up to three attempts on Blackboard with the highest score counting.

You must complete three sections of the submission from the textbook’s web site:1. Your Name2. Check the ‘me’ box and fill in your email address3. Check the ‘instructor’ and put your instructor’s address: johtaylo@fscj.edu

Part V may not all the time be tested. It will be questions directly related to the instructional videos. The student will submit two or three questions at the conclusion of the video. This

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section may be tested by e-Instruction. Sometimes Part V will be done at the end of the video and may be open notes, but closed book.

Part T (true-False) may not be tested as a separate Part. Currently true and false questions are incorporated into the textbook’s web site, but may be separated if tested on Blackboard.

Students absent for a paper and pencil quiz, will NOT be allowed makeup. Instead the student will be expected to complete an additional project prorated up to 50 points each for the points missed on paper and pencil. Online quizzes have a deadline. Students not completing the exercises by the deadline will receive a zero grade. The midtern and/or endterm closed book exam will be for that Part will be prorated to replace the missing grade. For example: you earn only 50% on the Vocabulary midterm, but you failed to complete Chapter 5 vocabulary which is 67 points, after the midterm exam is returned, the instructor will change the 0 for the 67 to 33.5 (or 50%) of the points. If a student receives a zero but completed the test online, then she/he must email the instructor a copy of the exams is done on the instructor’s web site. For Blackboard, the instructor has a 9:30 am deadline for a test on a weekday, so that the 11-12 midnight Sunday night Blackboard jam will not affect the student trying to complete the tes.t

Major Exams: Two major exams (Midterm: 7/15 or 7/16 and Endterm: 8/26 or 8/27) will be administered in class on or around the approximate exam days listed above. Each exam is worth 200 points for 400 points in class test verification. (If the tests are online, then there will be more questions for a greater point value.) The test will consist of 100 multiple choice/image matching questions worth 1 point each and 100 matching vocabulary questions worth one point each.

A student must score 60% on each portion of the test. If a student scores below 60%, then all the online testing for that part (MC or Voc) for that ½ course will be void and the exam score average will be prorated to replace all the online testing for that part Each test will also count 200 points in the final grade calculation.

Students, who pass the closed book midterm vocabulary, may have the option if announced by the instructor to complete the end term exam online, otherwise the end term exam will be closed book (with vocabulary lists) on the assigned exam day via the Final Exam schedule.

Students, who pass the closed book midterm multiple choice, may have the option if announced by the instructor to complete the end term exam online, otherwise the end term exam will be closed book on the assigned exam day via the Final Exam schedule.

Exams (Approximate Date):Exam 1 Week 6 Midterm Exams July 15-16 Chapters 1-9 (In Class Paper and Pencil)Exam 2 Week 12: End Term Exams August 26-27 Chapters 16-24 (may be in-class or on line)(Special post midterm test: Friday August 20 and/or Saturday-August 21)

Projects:There will three projects/papers/experiments assigned during the term. Completion of the project, provided all criteria has been included will award the student full credit. The project

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grades may total up to 300 points of the student’s final grade. One will be due at Midterm, the other at Endterm

Some of the projects may include:1. Scientific Method Paper 4. Home Energy Analysis 7. Space Exploration Paper2. Electrical Demand 5. Our Fossil Fuel Supply 8. Building an Energy Efficient Home3. Gasoline Demand 6. Weather/Cloud Charting 9. Alternate Energy Sources10. Use of Nuclear Energy Paper11. Global Warming-Pro or Con Paper 12. Hollywood Film Involving Earth Science Principles(Links to descriptions will be placed on the web site)

Here are a few of the possible project/papers:I. The Video Project: The Hollywood Film Assignment:(Controlled Experiment Paper [Andromeda Strain Movie Paper]):

Part 1: Movie Film: Andromeda Strain – 1971 (required if shown in class)

In conjunction with Chapter 1, your assignment is to watch the film partially during class time, then at home, or at an additional on campus time. Note the problem which threatened life on earth, and setoff a "wildfire" protocol. Note how did the scientists approach the "Wildfire" problem and note all the steps and procedures used in the experimental controls that help eliminate the various variables from their investigation, then explain how they went about trying to solve the problem to come up with a solution. What were the three questions they had to determine. Finally you need to explain the solution, and the chemistry behind it.

The student may print off note pages for the movie at: http://www.fccj.us/chm1020/ControlledExperiment20.htm

OrPart 1 Option 2: The New Andromeda Strain Movie:

The student will watch this new version and include a page to compare the old to the new, and how the science of the solution is different. The student will conclude with her/his editorial.

The Andromeda Strain Miniseries (2008)Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Eric McCormack Director: Mikael Salomon Rating

Product DescriptionBased on the best-selling novel by Michael Crichton, the A&E mini-series event The Andromeda Strain arrives on DVD in this special 2-disc collection! Two-time Academy Award nominee Mikael Salomon (Band of Brothers) directs a powerhouse cast, including Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order), Christa Miller (Scrubs), Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Ricky Schroder (NYPD Blue), Andre Braugher (City of Angels), Viola Davis (Disturbia), and Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) in this thrilling sci-fi adventure. When a mysterious virus is brought to earth by a returning satellite, an elite and dedicated squad of scientists assembles to search for the truth and stop the mutating killer before it ends life on earth. Presented by three-time Academy Award nominee Ridley Scott (American Gangster) and Primetime Emmy Award winner Tony Scott (Numb3rs), The Andromeda Strain includes all 4 televised hours, contains exclusive bonus materials and features Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. Own the action-packed epic today!

ORPart 1 Option 3: The Andromeda Strain Book:

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The Andromeda Strain (Paperback)by Michael Crichton (Author) The third option for Part 2 is to read the book and write a third page comparing the original book with the original movie. Some folks are always talking how the book and the movie compare, so here’s you chance to compare and editorialize.

II. Nuclear Energy Paper The student will write a two page paper in conjunction concerning the use of nuclear energy. Several questions should be answered:

a. What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?b. Can a nuclear power plant explode like an atomic bomb? If not, then what is the environmental danger from an accident, such as the Three Mile Island accident in the U.S. or Chernobyl Catastrophe in Russia. Use the Internet and research the two accidents and include a paragraph on each in your paper explaining what happened. (You can modify this paper with a paper on the movie: China Syndrome as described below.)c. What are the environmental problems caused by a nuclear power plant. If you saw the film “Category 6” what happened when they crank up the power plants beyond the federal limits of production.

Watch the 1979 movie:China Syndrome (1979)Starring: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon Director: James Bridges Rating

Plot Synopsis: While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, an opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicise the incident but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.

III. Energy Project: Gasoline Demand (Required): During the first week of class you need to fill your gasoline tank in your car. During course you will keep a record of all purchases of gasoline noting dates, price, amount, cost and odometer reading. During the last two weeks, you fill your tank again and record the data. You will determine:

i. The total miles driven; the Total gallons used; The total Cost. ii. Then you will compute the average MPG and the average cost per mile

for the gasoline. iii. The instructor may add additional data for you to determine to complete

this project including the total cost per mile to operate your car.

And/or

IV. Energy Project: Electrical Demand (Alternate to Gasoline if no car):

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The student will collect data on his/her or family’s primary electrical demand. The student will learn to read the electric meter. Each day for a month the student will read the meter and keep a spread sheet of the data include KWH used per day. The project should begin on the day JEA (or your power company) reads the meter and the one month later reads the meter again. If possible the student should setup a monthly data spreadsheet on the KWH used for one year and the total electric bill to compute the yearly amount of electricity the household used and the total cost. The student should conduct an experiment to determine one of the major energy guzzlers in the student’s home. It involves using the scientific method. This should be reported at the end of the project Next the student will research adding solar to her/his home. Include the cost of the system (say 4.25 KW at $16,900 minus rebates) and how your electric bill is reduced. Then compute payback at today’s electric rates, and at a rate increase of 10% per year. The student should also investigate solar water heating for household use plus what kind of system could be used for spas and/or swimming pools. Data should be presented in spreadsheet format or table format.

For students who do not drive and have no car and/or students who do not have access to electric meters, the instructor will allow the student to write two papers (two to three page minimum) on other projects involving personal energy demans and what alternatives the student has for $4, $5, or even $6 per gallon gasoline cost.

V: Hollywood and Earth Science (Suggested as End Term Project)

During the course, in addition to the Andromeda Strain or Electric Car or 6 degree video projects, the student will watch a Hollywood Film which deals with Earth Science Issues. The student write a two to three page, double spaced, word processed paper explaining the Earth Science principles applied in the film, use vocabulary words from the chapter(s). The plot and the story do not matter (only if you want in a summary fashion), it is the science applied in the film that should be your focus:

Chapter 20Application

The Day After Tomorrow (Widescreen Edition) (2004)Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal Director: Roland Emmerich Rating Plot Outline A climatologist tries to figure out a way to save the world

from abrupt global warming. He must get to his young son in New York, which is being taken over by a new ice age.

Plot Synopsis: This movie takes a big-budget, special-effects-filled look at what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at such levels that they resulted in worldwide catastrophe and disaster, including multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age. At the center of the story is a paleoclimatologist (a scientist who studies the ways weather patterns changed in the past), Professor Jack Hall (Quaid), who tries to save the world from the effects of global warming while also trying to get to his son, Sam (Gyllenhaal), who was in New York City as part of a scholastic competition, when the city was overwhelmed by the chilling beginnings of the new Ice Age. In addition to all of the other challenges Dr. Hall faces, he's also going against the flow as humanity races south to warmer climates, and he's nearly the only one going north...

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Chapter 19Application

Twister (1996)Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton Director: Jan de Bont Rating

Plot Outline A couple on the point of divorce keep meeting each other because both are researchers who chase tornadoes.

Plot Synopsis: TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of storm chasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.

Chapter 24Application

Contact (1997)Starring: Jena Malone, David Morse Director: Robert Zemeckis Rating First Line: Young Ellie: CQ, this is W9GFO. CQ, this is W9GFO here. Come back? Plot Outline Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds

conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine.

Plot Synopsis: Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, is the story of a free thinking radio astronomer (Jodie Foster) who discovers an intelligent signal broadcast from deep space. She and her fellow scientists are able to decipher the Message and discover detailed instructions for building a mysterious Machine. Will the Machine spell the end of our world, or the end of our superstitions? Will we take our place among the races of the Galaxy, or are we just an upstart species with a long way to go?

Chapter 9Application

Volcano (1997)Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche Director: Mick Jackson Rating Plot Outline A volcano erupts in downtown L.A., threatening to

destroy the city.

Plot Synopsis: After a seemingly minor earthquake one night in Los Angeles, a giant burst of lava is released from the La Brea Tar Pits, resulting in the birth of a new volcano under the city. City officials are reluctant to believe scientists who notice the early warning signs (the temperature of a lake rises 6 degrees in 12 hours) but they learn their lesson when lava begins to spill out into the streets and to destroy buildings and cars. Dedicated Emergency Management director Mike Roark rushes to the rescue, with help from a plucky seismologist.

Chapter 9

Dante's Peak (1997)Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton Director: Roger Donaldson Rating Plot Outline Dr. Harry Dalton discovers that Dante's Peak,

which has recently been named the second most desirable place to live in America, is being threatened by a volcano that hasn't been live for years.

Plot Synopsis: Volcanologist Harry Dalton and mayor Rachel Wando of Dante's Peak try to convince the city council and the other volcanologists that the volcano right above Dante's peak is indeed dangerous. People's safety is being set against economical

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Application interests.

Chapter 13Application

Sphere (1998)Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone Director: Barry Levinson Rating Plot Outline A spaceship is discovered under three

hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean.

Plot Synopsis: 1000 feet below the ocean, navy divers discover an object half-a-mile long. A crack team of scientists are deployed to the site in Deep Sea Habitats. What they find boggles the mind as they discover a perfect metal sphere. What is the secret behind the sphere? Will they survive the mysterious 'manifestations'? Who or what is creating these? They may never live to find out.

Chapter 13

The Abyss (Special Edition) (1989)Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Director: James Cameron Rating First Line: USS Montana Captain: 60 knots? No way. The Reds don't have anything that fast. Plot Outline A civilian diving team are enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine

and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.

Plot Synopsis: An American nuclear submarine is attacked (during the cold war) and crashes underwater. The navy asks the workers of a nearby underwater oil rig who are joined by a number of navy SEALS to locate and investigate the cause of the crash. As the crew embark on their mission, they encounter a number of difficulties and discover that they

may not be alone. There is something else down there.

Chapter 21

Apollo 13 (1995)Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton Director: Ron Howard Rating Plot Outline True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe

trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication.

Plot Synopsis: Based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It's 1970, and America have already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there's little interest in this "routine" flight.. until that is, things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade.

Chapter 19

Category 6 - Day of Destruction (2004)Starring: Thomas Gibson, Nancy McKeon Director: Dick Lowry Rating After a freak tornado destroys Las Vegas, scientists determine that unusually destructive weather could be building over the United States. When a "category five" hurricane forms over the Great Lakes and a band of "force five" tornadoes moves up the Midwest toward Chicago, the resulting collision of deadly weather fronts not only decimates great cities, it ultimately causes the entire North American power grid to implode, effectively leaving the United States without power for at least six months.

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\Chapter 19

Category 7: The End of the World (2005)Starring: Gina Gershon, Cameron Daddo Director: Dick Lowry Rating Plot Synopsis: In this hair-raising sequel to Category Six: Day of Destruction, mankind's survival against the elements is pushed to the limits... All across the globe, an unprecedented Category 6 storm descends with greater force than could have ever been imagined. The Eiffel Tower is shredded by violent winds-the Great Pyramids reduced to piles of rubble as twisting, black funnels snake across the desert. For years scientists have been expounding theories-and warnings-of global warming trends. Now these warnings are coming true with a frightening ferocity. But though it may have created regions of volatile and extreme weather, global warming isn't what triggered the terrible tempest. The cause is unknown. As various regions of the Earth succumb to the increasingly powerful super storm, beautiful but discredited scientist Faith Clavell (Shannen Doherty, TV's Charmed) teams up with storm chaser Tommy Tornado (Randy Quaid, Elvis) and head of FEMA Judith Carr (Gina Gershon, Face/Off) to determine the trigger and eliminate it-and that means infiltrating the storm itself. Compounding the chaos, a terrorist organization is threatening to make the situation worse. Now, it's not only man against nature, but man against man as the newly-intensified Category 7 approaches-and possibly, the end of the world.

Chapter 9

Magma: Volcanic Disaster (2006)Starring: Xander Berkeley, Amy Jo Johnson Director: Ian Gilmore Rating Plot Synopsis: Volcanology professor John Shepherd comes to

realize that recent unexplainable volcanic activity the world over is the start of a coming global catastrophe which could lead to mankind's extinction. Assisted by several of his students and a wheelchair-bound colleague, the professor sets out to gather the evidence needed to convince government officials that a worst case scenario is unfolding. Can he convince the Powers That Be that the end is near, devise a plan to potentially prevent Armageddon, and save his own troubled marriage before time runs out?

Alternative Energy Project/Paper (100 points)(required if watched in class)Watch the documentary:

Tagline: In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline...........Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.

Plot Outline A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.

Plot Synopsis: With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story couldn't be more relevant or important.

The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their

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backs on the car and embrace embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country's future; issues which affect everyone from progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right.

Then write a paper about the movie, highlighting the points which had the greatest impact on you. In the final minutes of the film, the documentary uses a guilty/not guilty analogy for each of the major points in the film. Include these with at least one sentence describing this category of evidence present. Do research on the current hybrid automobile, pros and cons. Is the HYBRID a long term solution? Is there a next step toward gasoline independence, and conclude with suggestions which might solve our personal transportation problem. Please inject you personal comments and opinions but label them so. What is a plug-in hybrid? Describe the current hydrogen car initiative.

Why Gasoline? Alternatives to hybrid Electric vehicle are:Flex Fuel Cars and ‘HHO’ Hybrids see website:http://www.waterfuelsecret.com/?gclid=CKvsvuH6v5QCFQQiIgodq12LTg

One of our research assignments will be to investigate our personal gasoline or energy demand. Flex Fuel and HHO hybrids offer alternatives. I heard a caller on the Clark Howard Radio Show talk about ‘HHO’ kits for $1000 to $2000 when the conversion could cost less than $200. I know my son could install this on one of our old cars, especially the 78 Olds Wagon that gets only 12 mpg (but its carburetor car and not fuel injected). Check out the new all electric cars: The Leaf and the Volt. Also see minor manufactures such as Tesla Motors

VIII. Global Warming Project/Paper (50 points)

Product DescriptionDirector Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change in the most talked-about documentary of the year. An audience and critical favorite, An Inconvenient Truth makes the compelling case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be cataclysmic if we don’t act now. Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way: often humorous, frequently emotional, always fascinating. In the end, An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes what all great films should: it leaves the viewer shaken, involved and inspired.

Write a paper on Global Warming. Take a pro or con stand on the issue. You may use references from the film. There is a follow-up 30 minute update by Al Gore which will be shown in class. Actually a better film is the Six Degrees film shown on National geographic Channel last February: Or

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National Geographic: Six Degrees Could Change the World (2007)Starring: Alec Baldwin Director: Ron Bowman Rating Product DescriptionIn a special broadcast event National Geographic explores the startling theory that Earths average temperature could rise six degrees Celsius by the year 2100. In this amazing and insightful documentary National Geographic illustrates one poignant degree at a time the consequences of rising temperatures on Earth. Also learn how existing technologies and remedies can help in the battle to dial back the global thermometer

GRADING: A = 90-100% Midterm Exam 200 points B = 80-89 % Endterm Exam 200 pointsC = 65-79 % Projects/Papers 300 pointsD = 50-64 % Online/Inclass Daily Testing ~1400-1800 pointsF = below 50% Video Notebook 100 points

The instructor reserves the right to make necessary modifications or adjustments to the syllabus and grading during the semester as necessary, but will not add additional closed book exams or any additional testing than listed above.

WEB-SITE: This course uses the http://www.fscj.me or fccj.us or fccj.info web site giving you access to course information. This course uses Blackboard to list the Chapter and Final Exams scores, and check-your-final grade through the Internet (Note: The course materials are not currently on Blackboard.) The instructor will use his johtaylo@fscj.edu email account to send weekly group emails in-place of the course calendar. The weekly email may be posted on Blackboard as an Announcement. This course was recently GLY 1001 and changed to ESC 1000. Many online pages will have GLY 1001 instead of ESC 1000 as it would take way to many hours to replace all the links and changes in the 500 page web site..

Email Requirement:Each student should send the instructor an email during the first week from both your fscj email account and an outside email account for a backup contact. Be certain you put in subject box:

10: first email (10R for Thursday Class-10F for Friday class)Tell me about yourself. Why are you taking this course? What science did you have in high school? When? What grades did you make? What is your highest math course completed? Where do you live? What are your telephone numbers? What is your external email address which can serve as a backup to FCCJ assigned email. Always begin the subject of each email with 10F or 10R:. Subject-less emails will be deleted.

OFFICIAL OFFICE HOURS: (also Unofficial – anytime I am in my office)Some office hours are in my actual office D-270; while others will be in the classroom 30 minutes prior to class and 30 minutes after class for testing:

Students with Disabilities:

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Qualified students with documented disabilities are eligible for physical and academic accommodations under the American Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Students requesting accommodations should contact this professor during the first week of class with official documentation of disability

Withdrawal Policy: Students will be allowed to withdraw from this class any time during the semester through

Thursday, July 29th for an B-12 schedule and will post a grade of “W . After this date a letter grade will be assigned reflecting the student’s performance in the class including FN. Students failing to attend class for the first two consecutive weeks are subject to withdrawal (WNA) by the instructor according to FSCJ policy. These ‘no shows’ must be reported to Admissions and Records by the end of two weeks.

Academic Misconduct: Academic misconduct or dishonesty such as cheating and plagiarism is not permitted. Suspected cases will be reported to the FSCJ administration and/or may result in failure of an assignment or exclusion from the class. Also, the instructor reserves the right to reassign work to students and void any papers at any time. No questions asked-The instructor may tell the student to reattempt the work to earn the daily quiz grade or examination grade or the instructor may assign a zero if second request is made).

Classroom Etiquette: Students are expected to conduct themselves as adults in the classroom showing respect to their classmates. Only persons registered for this class are permitted in the classroom. As a courtesy to the instructor and your fellow classmates, cellular telephones and pagers should be cut off before entering the classroom or laboratory. Likewise, the instructor sometimes forgets to shut his down at the beginning of class, so hopefully someone sitting close to the front may remind the instructor with a hand gesture for him to check his phone. During a video there is great temptation to visit with your neighbor, send text messages, listen to you IPOD/MP3 player or even make cell phone calls. Either leave this technology in your car, backpack or purse. It is rude to have you IPOS/MPs player hooked into your ear while class is in session. If you need to talk or use your phone please step outside the classroom. If a video is playing, do not come back in until it is over. Disruptive students will be asked to leave. The instructor will warn a student or group of students once, but the next time he will stop class or the video and kindly ask the student to leave for the day. Earth Science Video Series:

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During the summer term, students will watch videos over the Internet or through DVD home copy to enhance the topics in the chapters of the book. Two PBS series plus other videos will be utilized. The PBS video series below may also be viewed in the library. Students are expected to take notes in your video notebook. Part V for each Module, may be questions from these films and students may also submit questions for Part V after viewing the film. If the student keeps an organized video/film notebook, that notebook may be used during Part V in class tests. At the end of the course the instructor will collect the video notebook and the student will earn up to 100 points for completion of this assignment.

The Science Channel, National Geographic Channel, History Channel and Discovery Channels are rich sources of Earth Science Documentaries. If students record some of episodes and gives them to the instructor ones not on the dynamic web site list, then the student will earn bonus or makeup points, such as the Naked Science Series on National Geographic Channel.

The Planet Earth (57 minutes each)#1 The Living Machine #5 Gifts from the Sea#2 The Blue Planet #6 The Solar Sea#3 The Climate Puzzle #7 Fate of the earth#4 Tales from Other Planet

Earth Revealed (27 minutes each-two per tape) (Chapters 1-12):#1 Down to Earth #14 Intrusive Igneous Rocks#2 The Restless Planet #15 Weathering and Soils#3 Earth’s Interior #16 Mass Wasting#4 The Sea Floor #17 Sedimentary Rocks#5 Birth of a Theory #18 Metamorphic Rocks#6 Plate Dynamics #19 Running Water I: Rivers, Erosion, Deposition#7 Mountain Building #20 Running Waters II: Landscape Evolution#8 Earth’s Structures #21 Groundwater#9 Earthquakes #22 Wind, Dust & Deserts#10 Geologic Time #23 Glaciers#11 Evolution through Time #24 Waves, Beaches & Coasts#12 Minerals: The Materials of Earth #25 Living with the Planet Part I#13 Volcanism #26 Living with the Planet Part II

Ambrose Video from the Science Channel: Miracle Planet (~50 minutes each):Episode 1: Violent PastEpisode 2: Snowball EarthEpisode 3: New FrontiersEpisode 4: Extinction and RebirthEpisode 5: Survival of the Fittest

The instructor has the 25 episode series for Oceanography (Endless Voyage) and may require three to six of these films to be watched at home during Chapters 13-15:

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1. An Ocean World 14. Look Out Below2. First Steps 15. Ebb and Flow3. Making the Pieces Fit 16. On the Coast 4. World in Motion 17. Due West 5. Over the Edge 18. Building Blocks 6. An Ocean’s Memory 19. Water World7. It’s in the Water 20. Food for Thought8. Beneath the Surface 21. Survivors9. Going to Extremes 22. Life Goes On10. Something in the Air 23. Living Together 11. Going with the Flow 24. Treasure Trove 12. Deep Connections 25. Dirty Water 13. Surf’s Up http://www.tutorace.com/html/oceanography.html The instructor has many documentary video for Weather. However, the library has VHS

tapes and the instructor DVDs for the Learning Channel’s 1996 Wonders of Weather series. There are 13 (28 minutes) titles:

1. Hurricane2. Tornado3. Forecasting4. Winds and Waves

5. Rain and Flood6. Snow7. Deserts8. Mystery of Fog

9. Splendor in the Sky10. Signs in the Sky (Clouds)11. Things that Fall from the Sky12. The Weather Machine

13. Lightning

http://www.smavideo.com/store/titledetail.cfm?MerchID=17126

The instructor has maybe 200 hours of video for Astronomy and Space Science. The History Channel has produced five season of a series title “The Universe”

The Universe: The Complete Season One ~ The Universe (DVD - 2007)From the mysteries of our own solar system those that surround unexplored galaxies, history and science collide in this ambitious investigation of the Universe.

Questions about the Universe have consumed man since the dawn of time. In the 50 years since humans made their first tentative explorations of space, we have increased our knowledge of the cosmos dramatically, using powerful telescopes, robotic probes, and manned missions. But only recently has computer technology allowed scientists to illustrate in stunning detail their awe-inspiring conclusions. THE UNIVERSE, a groundbreaking series from THE HISTORY CHANNEL®, employs cutting-edge computer-generated imagery to bring distant planets and faraway stars up close, allowing viewers to gaze at black holes and comets, and witness the births and deaths of galaxies and solar systems.

This epic miniseries takes viewers on an exhilarating voyage through the cosmos. From the farthest reaches of distant galaxies back to the familiar face of our moon, THE UNIVERSE brings the mysteries of the heavens down to earth.Disk One:Secrets of the SunMars: The Red PlanetThe End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to Our PlanetJupiter: The Giant PlanetDisk Two:The MoonSpaceship EarthThe Inner Planets

Disk Three:Saturn: Lord of the RingsAlien GalaxiesLife and Death of a StarThe Outer PlanetsDisk Four:The Most dangerous Place in the UniverseSearch for ETBeyond the Big Bang

Instructor Requested Information: During the first week of class, the student will fill out a 4x6 file card. The instructor has provided a sample below

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with his personal data and his block scheduled time.

Data Card (4x6 file card): Front Side (Personal Data) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name: John Taylor ESC 1000Office: North Campus Building D Room 270

Address: 4417 Port Arthur Road Jacksonville, FL 32224

Telephone: 904-766-6763 (office) Cell: 904 614-0531 Home: 904-992-2052E-MAIL : johtaylo@fscj.edu   Employment: FSCJ since 8/21/06

Full time chemistry faculty 

Major: Instructional Technologies Minor: Chemical EducationLong Term Goal: Educational Software Developer 

Prerequisite: MAT 1024 equivalent Algebra completed Earth Science Background: High School completed: none Middle School-8th grade completed 

Software/Computer Literacy: WP, Word, Excel, HTML, Javascript 

Home Computer: yes Internet ISP: yes or have access

Why are you taking this course? Required for education major

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class Schedule Summary:Class/Work Schedule Summary (Back side):Number Section Room Time DaysESC 1000 313948 A-171 6:00-7:30 p.m. R (Hybrid Lecture)ESC 1000 307314 A-171 10:00-12:00 p.m. F (Hybrid Lecture)CHM 1032C 307804 D203 12:00-2:30 p.m. TR (lecture)

D204 2:30-4:30 p.m. T (Lab) CHM 2045C 307805 D210 12:00-2:45 p.m. MW (Lecture)

D204 2:45-5:30 p.m. M (Lab)CHM 2045C 307815 D210 8:30-11:00 a.m. MW (Lecture)

D204 8:30-11:00 a.m. T (Lab)ESC 1000L 323122 A171 7:35-9:00 p.m. R (Hybrid Lab)

Class/Office Matrix Schedule (Where is Your Instructor?):

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My Schedule Matrix: I have 10 hours of office hours, Office/Pretest means I am in the course’s classroom, while Office means my office D-270. You must find 10 hours in you weekly matrix for studying chemistry. Please make your own!

Summer Term 2010 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7:00 At Home At Home At Home At Home7:30 On the Road On the Road On the Road8:00 On the Road On the Road On the Road8:30 CHM 2045C CHM 2045C CHM 2045C On the Road

9:30CHM 2045C

D210CHM 2045C

D204CHM 2045C

D210 Office**10:00 Gen Chem I Gen Chem I Gen Chem I On the Road ESC 1000*10:30 Lecture Lab Lecture On the Road A017110:45 Lecture11:00 Office/Pretest Office/Pretest Office/Pretest Office/Pretest Hybrid11:30 Office/Pretest Office/Pretest Office/Pretest Office/Pretest ESC 1000*12:00 CHM 2045C CHM 1032C CHM 2045C CHM 1032C Office**12:30 D210 D203 D210 D203 Office**1:00 Lecture Lecture Lecture Lecture On the Road1:30 CHM 2045C Hybrid CHM 2045C Hybrid On the Road2:30 Lecture CHM 1032C Lecture Office/Pretest **Hybrid 2:45 CHM 2045C D204 Office/Pretest Office/Pretest Class Meets 3:00 D204 Lab Office/Pretest Only 6/11,

 3:30 Lab CHM 1032C On the Road 6/25, 7/16 4:00 CHM 2045C Lab On the Road 7/30. 8/134:30 Lab Office/Pretest 8/275:00 On the Road Office*5:30 Office/Pretest On the Road Office*6:00 On the Road ESC 1000* *Hybrid7:00 A171/Lecture Class Meets7:15 Hybrid Only 6/10,7:30 ESC 1000L* 6/24, 7/158:00 A171*/Lab 7/29, 8/128:30 Hybrid 8/269:00 Office*9:30 On the Road

10:00 On the Road

Student’s Class/Work Matrix Schedule:Where can you find 40 hours per week minimum to study?Name: ___________________________ ESC 1000 Summer Term 2010

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