Great Supplement

http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/

I discovered this site which has some videos that will be invaluable for our course. Please peruse this website and do some reading and video viewing. I'll make specific assignments as we progress.

Mrs. Withers

Special Properties of water

http://books.google.com/books?id=5gC9Dy1YWfkC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=Water+is+a+remarkable+substance+with+a+unique+combination&source=bl&ots=FE9NYccBkn&sig=vxZEs-GB-3vawe1TIdVzJW6TycI&hl=en&ei=RrlFTaD-AYT6lwemzskf&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Water%20is%20a%20remarkable%20substance%20with%20a%20unique%20combination&f=false

This is a link to the Miller book and the discussion on water. Read this. I will also make sure my PP's are on my website in case we don't get to actually discuss this in class.

Exerpt from the Miller Book Ch 2.

Go to this website and read the first section in chapter 2. http://books.google.com/books?id=5gC9Dy1YWfkC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=One+way+in+which+scientists+learn+about+how+nature+works&source=bl&ots=FE9M1jdEmj&sig=ZENyRWWf4M9OIGpzbTGIGrV5t-Q&hl=en&ei=ui4_Td-WDITdgQe-g8T9CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=One%20way%20in%20which%20scientists%20learn%20about%20how%20nature%20works&f=false

If you have trouble with copying and pasting this link, google the following phrase. One way in which scientists learn about how nature works.

Read all of section 2.1. I'm mainly concerned that you know what science is and how to carry out a controlled experiment.

Ecological Footprint Assignment

Go to this website and complete the quiz. Turn in the quiz on Wednesday. Leave a comment.

http://www.myfootprint.org/