Inquiries in Global Change
An interdisciplinary, inquiry-based approach to natural and social science principles, dynamic systems modeling, spatial data analysis and critical reading activities.
Ben A. van der Pluijm and Lesley T. Sefcik
© Ben van der Pluijm, 2007Use of this material is restricted to students and staff of the Global Change courses at the University of Michigan. Others may not reproduce any material without our permission. Note that permission for sources used in the text has not yet been granted. Email to vdpluijm@umich.edu
Search the Document (powered by Google): Unit 1. Introduction to Concepts and Activities
Unit 1a. Introduction to Systems Dynamic Modeling with STELLA
Unit 1b. Introduction to Spatial Data Analysis with ArcGIS
Unit 1c. Introduction to Critical Reading & Discourse – The Challenges We Face
Unit 2. Planet Earth: Origin and Evolution
Unit 2a. Modeling the Impact of Disasters
Unit 2b. Distribution and Economic Impact of Natural Disasters
Unit 3. Life: From Building Blocks to Biomes (w Allan)
Unit 3a. Natural Selection and Mutation - The Case of the Peppered Moth
Unit 4. Biodiversity: From Production to Conservation (w Allan/Kling)
Unit 4a. Biological Productivity and Trophic Systems
Unit 5. Human Evolution: Adaptation and Environmental Justice (w Ford)
Unit 5a. Population Dynamics: Predator-Prey Interactions
Unit 6. Human Population: Trends, Appropriations and Health (w Ness)
Unit 7. Energy: Resources and Consumption
Unit 7a. Earth’s Energy Balance Model
Unit 7b. Global Energy Resources - Population and Consumption
Unit 8. Climate: Atmosphere and Ocean (w Killeen)
Unit 8a. Analysis of Vostok Ice Core Data
Unit 9. Development and Urbanization: Pollution and Poverty (w Abreu)
Unit 9a. Urbanization and Pollution
Unit 10. Global Biogeochemistry: Transformations and Cycles (w Kling)
Unit 10a.1. Creation of a Global Hydrologic Cycle
Unit 11. Sustainability: Globalization, Equality and Security (w Gladwin)
Unit 11a. Linking Population, Gender, and Biodiversity