Unit+4+-+Agriculture+and+Food

What you should have in your journal for this unit:
Global Grain Production (this was on a large separate sheet; tape it in) Reading questions for Ch 11-12 Rachel Carson and DDT (questions on 3 film clips) Pesticide Webquest (large piece of paper; tape it in; don't forget your sources!) Causes and Consequences - Soils Notes on soils (not graded) Soil Triangle Worksheet Notes on fisheries (not graded) Seeking Solutions: Fishereis

Here are the documents for this unit:
The rest finish in class || Do this after watching King Corn. Practice on calculations involving global food prodcution. || Assignment due 11/17 || Need to record what you eat and the calories in different foods EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK! Need more food log sheets? Print them [|here]. ||
 * Document and Assignment Name || Assignment Name || Date Assigned || Date Due || Description ||
 * [|Global Grain Production] || Global Grain Production || 11/4 or 11/5 || Through #9 due 11/6
 * [|Food Log] || Food Log || 11/6 || Keep track of food 11/7 - 11/14
 * [|Food log.xlsx] || Food log spreadsheet || 11/13 || 11/16 || Use this spreadsheet to help you with your calculations ||
 * [|Unit 4 reading questions] || Unit 4 Reading questions || 11/9 || Week of 11/30 (exact date TBD) || Reading questions. If you start right away, need to average 2-3 per night and you will be done by 11/30. ||
 * [|Malnutrition] || Malnutrition lecture slides || 11/9 || --- || Lecture slides on malnutrition, including over and undernutrition, kwashiorkor and marasmus. ||
 * [|Ethics decision making framework] || Ethical Decision Making Framework || 11/10 || 11/13 || Use the links given in class to fill out one framework for the topic assigned to you. ||
 * [|Chemicals ppt] || Chemicals in the media || 11/16 || --- || File too large to attach to this website. Go to the link and click on "Lesson 1" and then the Powerpoint slide show. Email me if you cannot access it and we will figure out an alternative. ||
 * [|Rachel Carson and DDT.pdf] || Rachel Carson and DDT || 11/16 || --- || Go to [|this link] and click on"Lesson 2". There you will find 4 quicktime videos to watch. Answer the questions on the worksheet after EACH video. ||
 * [|UN DDT ban article 5.6.09.pdf] || WHO ban on DDT || 11/17 || --- || Read this article in class. You need to be familiar with the World Health Organization's current position on global use of DDT. ||
 * [|Pesticide Webquest.pdf] || Pesticide Webquest || 11/17 || 11/18 or 11/19 || Use the web to fill out the table about various pesticides. Be sure to cite your sources on a separate piece of paper or in your journal! ||
 * [|soils lecture.pdf] || Soils lecture || 11/20 ||  || Here are the slides you either had given to you printed (Sidwell's classes) or that we went through together (Newell's classes). Take notes to help the info sink in, though they won't be graded. ||
 * [|Causes and Consequences.pdf] || Causes and Consequences worksheet || 11/20 || 11/24 for p. 1, 5, 7; 11/25 for p. 4 || You will need the info from the soils lecture to do this worksheet. ||
 * [|Soil Analysis.pdf] || Soil analysis Lab || 11/23 || TBD || Analyze soil texture, pH, and nutrients from different sites in Seattle. ||
 * [|Soil Texture Triangle Activity.pdf] || Soil Triangle Practice || 11/23 || 11/24 || Learn how to use a soil triangle and what the different soil classifications mean. ||
 * [|fisheries lecture.pdf] || Fisheries Lecture || 12/1 || 12/2 || Slides from fisheries lecture ||
 * [|Seeking Solutions Fisheries.pdf] || Seeking Solutions: Fisheries || 12/2 or 12/3 || 12/4 || Started in class, finish for HW ||