D-Lab: Water, Climate Change, and Health

Calendar

Week #	Topics	Lectures	Action Learning, Demos, Games, & Term Projects	Key Dates
1	Introduction & Weather Story	Class Intros and Your Weather Story	Term Projects: Expectations and Deliverables
2	Water, Climate Change, and Health Intro	What Makes a Planet Habitable? Planetary Boundaries	Project Profiles
3	Climate 1	Earth’s Climate History	Project Profiles (cont.) Present and Discuss Favorite Drawdown Solution(s)
4	Climate 2	10,000 Years Ago to Present	Discussion of Project Ideas & Favorite Drawdown Solution(s)	MIT Water Night Event (Optional)
5	Climate 3	Atmospheric and Oceanic General Circulation Models Guest Lecture: Kasturi Shah, MIT Graduate Student		Due: 1st Deliverable
6	Climate 4	Future Projections	Demo: Soil Carbon Sponge Demo	Field Trip #1: Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory (Optional)
7	Water & Climate Change	Climate Change, Human, and Planetary Health Through the Lens of Water	Project Updates	Due: 2nd Deliverable
8	Game	No lecture	Team Project Updates “Save the World in 120 Minutes” Simulation Game
9	One Health	One Health Guest Lecture: Hellen Amuguni, Assistant Professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
10	Storm Water Management	No lecture		Field Trip #2: MWRA Storm Water Management, Combined Sewer Overflows
11	Oceans	Ocean Acidification	Renewable Energy (Background to Field Trip #3)	Due: 3rd Deliverable MIT Climate Night Event (Optional) Field Trip #3: Hull Wind Energy (Optional) Field Trip #4: City Nature Challenge (Optional)
12	Climate & Sustainability	Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: How the World is Doing in Addressing Climate Change and Related Sustainability Issues Guest Lecture: Bill Moomaw, Emeritus Professor of International Environmental Policy at Tufts University MIT’s Climate Action Plan and Massachusetts Climate Action Guest Lecture: Curt Newton, MIT Climate Action Advisory Committee, 350 Massachusetts
13	SLR Case Study	A Sea Level Rise and Flooding in Coastal Cities Case Study: Boston
14	Low Carbon Home	No lecture		Field Trip #5: See Solar Electric, Solar Thermal, and Geothermal Installations in a 100-Year Old Home Due: Final Deliverable