Outline

Outline
During Weeks 1-3 you will do orientation activities. Then in Weeks 4-15 you will participate in four, three-week cycles and will complete required assignments. You will end the course after you complete the assignments in Week 16. Click on the links below to access the weekly outlines.

You need to post your assignments by specified deadlines, so you should always check the Course Outline at the beginning of each new week. Then you can plan when you will do your work.

Week by Week
Orientation
Week 1	Individual: Read the Intro. Read the Guide. Do the Pre-Course Survey. Team: Meet and name your team.
Week 2	Individual: Do a practice ESS analysis.
Week 3	Team: Collaborate on a practice ESS analysis.
Brazilian Deforestation
Week 4 Sphere Study	Individual: Become experts in the relationship of one sphere to an Earth event.
Week 5 Event Study	Team: Share your Sphere Group knowledge with your Event Team, and write causal chains.
Week 6 Classroom Application & Local Event Study	Individual: Design classroom applications for your students. Individual: (Optional) Select a local event and analyze it in terms of Earth system science.
Mt. Pinatubo Eruption
Week 7 Sphere Study	Individual: Become experts in the relationship of one sphere to an Earth event.
Week 8 Event Study	Team: Share your Sphere Group knowledge with your Event Team, and write causal chains.
Week 9 Classroom Application & Local Event Study	Individual: Design classroom applications for your students. Individual: (Optional) Select a local event and analyze it in terms of Earth system science.
Larsen Ice Shelf Disintegration
Week 10 Sphere Study	Individual: Become experts in the relationship of one sphere to an Earth event.
Week 11 Event Study	Team: Share your Sphere Group knowledge with your Event Team, and write causal chains.
Week 12 Classroom Application & Local Event Study	Individual: Design classroom applications for your students. Individual: (Optional) Select a local event and analyze it in terms of Earth system science.
Hurricane Dennis
Week 13 Sphere Study	Individual: Become experts in the relationship of one sphere to an Earth event.
Week 14 Event Study	Team: Share your Sphere Group knowledge with your Event Team, and write causal chains.
Week 15 Classroom Application & Local Event Study	Individual: Design classroom applications for your students. Individual: (Optional) Select a local event and analyze it in terms of Earth system science.
Final
Week 16 Final	Individual: Do the Final Project. Do the Post-Course Survey.