Today, we took a short quiz over the final units of the meteorology section of our class. These quizzes will be graded over the weekend and grades updated my early next week.

We then watched another 15 minutes or so of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”. Students were again encouraged to jot down notes regarding the thesis of the film as well as the supporting evidence that is discussed. We then took a few minutes to discuss the main points covered in the film. With this information, students are able to finish writing the second of four portions of their climate change paper.

To finish out the week, we began watching the second film: The Great Global Warming Swindle. To watch the first 10 minutes of this film (which includes a very concisely-stated thesis), press “play” below or click here.  This is the portion of the film we viewed in class today.

To watch more sections of the film, click the links below. We will finish watching this film on Monday of next week. Your best strategy to successfully complete this paper is to work on it in small pieces - don’t wait until Tuesday night to write the entire paper! It is due on Wednesday, 05/21/08. Have a great weekend!

View all chapters of The Great Global Warming Swindle:

• Part I 
• Part II
• Part III
• Part IV
• Part V
• Part VI
• Part VII
• Part VIII