Category: Earth and Space Exploration
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Soil and the carbon cycle
Soils are important for the carbon cycle and climate change. Watch this TED talk: Then, read these short blogposts: Without the use of generative AI tools, write a 500 word (or less) essay that addresses how the timescale of soil formation compares to the pace of climate change. In other words, how quickly can soils…
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Earth and Space Exploration Question
Assigned reading 4/7, Michael Blastland, Alexandra L.J. Freeman, Sander van der Linden, Theresa M. Marteau, and David Spiegelhalter, Five Rules for Evidence Communication: Requirements: 600
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Popular Science Lab #7: Fundamental Physics
Name: Popular Science Lab #7: Fundamental Physics (0) Were you present in class for this class session? If not, please briefly note why you were absent and what you did to engage with the class session in spite of not being present in-person (e.g., did you complete specific readings, talk with someone you know in…
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Reading Response 04: Reading Annotation
Reading Response 04: Reading Annotation Annotation For this assignment, use quotations from the readings to highlight important concepts, mark areas where you have questions or want to focus our discussion, and make connections between the two texts. This will help you practice close reading, make connections between the authors, and prepare for our in-class discussion.…
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Homework 1
Follow the instructions in the Homework file (attached below). Check your file before submitting it. Converting the file in pdf and submitting can be helpful but it is not necessary. I will not give a second chance for submitting the wrong file or missing basic information like the name of the student, calculation, etc. I…
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Earth and Space Exploration Question
ALA 315 / Popular Science Unit Essay #1 (25 points, due by the start of class on 2/3) You will submit two unit essays in this course, responding to a given prompt or set of prompts. Essays should be 2-3 full pages, 1.5 (space-and-a-half) line spacing (approximately 800-1200 words). Essays will be submitted via the…
