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	ATM S 211: Winter 2007 Climate and Climate Change http://www.atmos.washington.edu/2007Q1/211
	Extra Credit You can improve your grade by up to 10% of the total points in this course by attending extra seminars on climate-related topics given around campus. Although most of these lectures are intended for scientists and graduate students, many of them are comprehensible in terms of the concepts developed in this course. They provide an excellent opportunity to learn about climate and climate change from the point of view of scientists actually engaged in the research. To earn extra credit points (up to 1% per lecture), you must attend the lecture and write up a description of it. Your write-up should be about 500 words and should include the following: Date, time, place, speaker, title Summary of the talk (or as much of it as you could understand) Your own comments on the talk (for example, were the points made by the speaker clear and convincing? What did you find most surprising? Did anything conflict with what you have learned in class?) Questions that the talk raised in your mind The report must be turned in within 1 week of attendance! (Turning in a pile of these the last week of class is definitely not going to be accepted.) You should definitely take notes during the talk, but do not simply turn in your notes. To earn full credit, your write-up must be coherent and organized (for example, using complete sentences and paragraphs). By the way, do not be afraid to ask the speaker to clarify any points you do not understand. That is one of the best ways to learn, and most speakers will be very glad to find out that an undergraduate has taken the time to attend their talk. We will post a list of possible seminars that you can attend to earn extra credit. If you see some lecture or activity that you would like to attend and think might qualify, feel free to consult the instructor. Prior approval, however, is required to get credit.