Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Discovering Science: Atmospheric Chemistry
Discovering Science: Atmospheric Chemistry explored the study of the chemistry of atmospheres. The course investigated climate and pollution science, and the atmospheres of other planets in and beyond our solar system.
2 weeks, 5 hours per week
Professor Paul C Taylor
Professor of Chemical Education & Director of Student Education
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the chemistry behind climate and pollution in Earth’s atmosphere.
- Assess the future of living with climate change, the contributing impact humans are making and possible solutions.
- Explore how knowledge of chemistry helps us to understand the planets in the solar system.
- Assess the impact of current space missions and how these may help us find life on other planets.
Syllabus
- The chemistry of atmospheric pollution.
- The role that radiation and greenhouse gases play in atmospheric chemistry.
- The role of chemical feedbacks.
- An introduction to the FAGE container.
- The research conducted using the FAGE container to predict climate and air quality.
- Chemical solutions for reducing the amount of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere.
- The influence of humans on recent climate change.
- Assignment: prepare interview questions to demonstrate an understanding of lowering CO2 emissions.
- The role of chemistry in understanding the atmospheres in the solar system.
- Space exploration in the media.
- The evolution of technology in aiding knowledge of planetary atmospheres.
- The Cassini-Huygens space mission.
- Similarities and differences between Titan’s and Earth’s atmospheres.
- The search for life or a habitable planet.
- Assignment: a peer-reviewed task to write a press release about a space mission.
Accreditation
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course the learner has achieved 14 hours of CPD time.
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Issued on 2nd January 2020
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