Assignments for Week Thirteen - The Science of Life

Your final blog assignments:

• What significance would you attribute to chimps "making tools"?
• Giant toads and Colossal squid - whatever next?
• Post a comment to a classmate's blog

Final Paper for Biology

Biology Final Paper due by Tuesday 5^th April:


Write a letter to your U.S. Senator advising on priorities needed to reverse the impact of global warming.


Your letter should keep within a 500 word limit as a guideline.

You may email your paper to laurence_spears@yahoo.com
or hand in a hard-copy by August 5th

Class Blog List

Here is the latest list of class blog addresses:

http://alyssam84.blogspot.com

www.debbiecorrente.blogspot.com

http://elementsoftao.blogspot.com/

http://mmlbiology.blogspot.com/

http://aimcsherry.blogspot.com/

http://aimcmvanderhoog.blogspot.com

Biology Field Trip - July 22nd at 2:00

Our Biology Field Trip is now confirmed for Tuesday July 22nd at 2:00

We'll be getting our auras photographed at:

Psychic Reality
1630 Webster St.
Oakland, Ca. 94612

Psychic Reality is located on the corner of 17th Street and Webster in downtown Oakland - close to both downtown Oakland BART stations. Street parking is generally available.

The cost for aura photography comes to $18.00 and includes a personalized computer print-out.

http://www.psychicreality.com/
Call 800 557 3233 or if local 510 251 6560

* Our Physics class will also be visiting Psychic Reality on Thursday, July 24th at 11:00. *

Assignments for Week Eleven - "Which Way Forward?"

Blog assignments for this week:

• If you had access to all resources how would you deal with “the global crisis in diet”?
• Would you expect “carbon offsets ” to work effectively?
• Do you agree that “Laughter really is the best medicine”?
• Post a comment to a classmate's blog

Check out the following links:

http://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publish/article_1452.shtml
Our Biological Future Will Open New Doors

http://www.biodiv.org/default.shtml
Convention on Biological Diversity

www.godoylab.com/pages_other/futuro_biologico_ingles.doc
Biological Future
An Argument for the Use and Development of Biodegradable Materials for Design

Assignments for Week Ten - Restoring the American Bison to its rightful range

Blog assignments for this week:

• How would you prioritize the reintroduction of the American Bison?
• How would you assess the “New pill promises to reduce breast cancer risk”?
• Post a comment to a classmate's blog

Check out the following links:

http://www.uitfwd.com/Bison.htm
InterTribal Bison Cooperative

http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/popper/Buffalo07.pdf
Buffalo Commons

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/buffalo/strength.html
A SYMBOL OF STRENGTH

Assignments for Week Nine - Ecosystems and Deep Ecology

Blog assignments for this week:

• What do you think about the “eight-point Deep Ecology Platform”?
• Can you explain why “Ecosystems are both strong and fragile”?
• How would you assess the “end goals” of Social Ecology?
• Post a comment to a classmate's blog entry
  

Check out the following links:

http://www.bioregions.org/GYE.htm
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA

http://www.zulenet.com/see/newStuartHill.html
Social Ecology

http://uber.tv/g-one/archives/2005/03/005499.html
Making the Invisible Visible