Soil+and+Food


 * Soil and Food Resources **

*Since this is a __new topic__ we are going to create a __new section__ in our binders and __re-start the numbering.__


 * Monday 10/29/12**
 * Read and Take notes on Chapter 15, //What is soil?// pages335-340 ** #1 **
 * //You can take notes in what ever manner works best for you!//
 * Bring at least 2 questions to class from the notes.


 * Tuesday 10/30/12**
 * 1) Read pages 340-344 and create a 2-col vocab list (or flash cards if you prefer) focusing on types of soil, the major soil groups and where they are found.
 * 2) Research the nutrients that are important for plant growth. What are they? What are they good for? How do they get there?
 * #2 **

//No class//
 * Wednesday 10/31/12 Happy Halloween! **


 * Thursday 11/01/12**
 * Read //Soil Problems// pages 344-349
 * Identify and summarize each problem
 * Answer the review questions on page 344 #1-3 and 349 # 1-3
 * #3 **


 * Obtain a Soil sample.** It can come from your yard, a friend or family members yard or a park, just make sure you:


 * Record where and when you obtained the sample on the //__baggie or the index card__//.
 * On the //__index card__// you are going to record the conditions of the area in which you gathered your sample (i.e weather, temperature, rain fall, frozen etc..).
 * You will also describe the sampling process, how you are getting the sample, # of layers or how deep, organisms present and anything else you can determine that might differentiate your sample from another.

1. Complete this soil study guide // YOU HAVE 4 DAYS to complete it, NO EXCUSES // 2. Read Soil Conservation and Regeneration pages 349-353 3. Describe the 7 methods of erosion control discussed in the section above.
 * Friday 11/02/12**
 * [[file:Soil Study Guide partial.doc]]#5 **
 * #5 **

//*At the top is the College Board outline followed by guiding questions that apply to what we have been studying and will be testing.// //**You may type directly into the document (changing the format isn't a big deal) but please try to print it on 1 sheet of paper double sided. Otherwise complete it on lined paper.**// //*Not all the information is in the book.//

Soil Calculative Questions. Print out and **SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK**!!!!
 * Wednesday 11/07/12**


 * #6 **

-Study for Soil Quiz Make sure ALL of the assignments above are complete
 * Thursday 11/08/12**


 * THERE WILL BE NO CORRECTIONS OFFERED FOR THE QUIZ!!!!!**


 * Friday 11/09/12** **Soil Quiz** In Ms. Maglio's room B452

1. Read and Mark-up this article. **#8** 2. Then compare/apply the information in the article to the soil sample you tested in class. Do you think it needs fertilizer? EXPLAIN.




 * Tuesday 11/13/12 **

1. Read page 427 and differentiate between **undernourished, malnourished** and **overnourished**.  2. Read the first section, //Food and Nutrition,// p. 428-429 3. Then answer the review questions 1&2 on page 429 and questions 1 &2 on page 451.
 * Chapter 19**- //Food Resources// ** #10 **


 * Most of this should be review **

//In Class// Set up an experiment with your soil-based on your hypothesis stated in the Conclusion of your Soil Analysis.
 * Thursday 11/15/12**

1. Read the section //World Food Problems//, p. 429-432. Then summarize each of the 4 red headings. 2. Read Principal //Types of Agriculture//, p. 432-434. Then make a table defining/explaining each red or bolded term.
 * Chapter 19**- //Food Resources// ** #11 **


 * Friday 11/16/12**

**Brainstorm** or **write an opinion** for each of the questions in the //Food Inc//. handout, about a sentence each. Try not to use up the entire space for we will add more through conversation in class. ** #13 ** ** *You do NOT need to research these!!! Hence __brainstorm__ and ** ** __opinion__. **

1. Food Journal-calculate total calories and price of each meal! (using the template given in class) Go to the S & F class page for a review of the Peapod directions and example.
 * Monday 11/19/12**

2. Research the calorie and nutrition requirements (suggestions) for the average person
 * What kinds of food should we be eating?
 * How much?
 * How does it differ for people of different size and gender?
 * Keep track of the sources you use to gather your information. **


 * #15 **


 * Tuesday 11/20/12**


 * FOOD JOURNAL -All week!!!!
 * Complete any work above that you may have missed for chapter 19
 * Come in which a list of questions or ideas (~5-10) that connect to the theme of what we are watching in Food Inc. ** #15 also! or again **

** FOOD Inc. **"The documentary film Food, Inc. provides a critical look at the industrialized nature of our country’s food supply. It explores the relationship between how our food is produced and human health, workers’ rights, animal welfare, and other issues."


 * Monday 11/26/12- ** Food Journal is due

1. Read //Challenges of Producing More Crops and Livestock//, p.434-440

2. Differentiate between Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering (this can be done with your book) ** #16 **

//Extra Credit// Investigate the company Monsanto.
 * What are their products? Do you use or know of any of them?
 * Where are they located? Where can you get their products?
 * What is their goal?
 * Who are their competitors?
 * #16 **

1. Complete Calculations based on your Food Journal which we started in class **SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK **!!!!! //Or you will earn no credit…//
 * Tuesday 11/27/12 **
 * A. ** As an individual, how much did it cost you to feed yourself for 1 week?
 * B. ** On average how much would it cost you per day to eat?
 * C. ** How much would it cost per year if you continued to eat in this manor?
 * D. ** On average, did you consume more or less calories per day than the suggested daily requirement? Support your answer with evidence.
 * E. ** Compare the cheapest meal you ate to the most expensive. Which one was higher in calories and do you think the price of your meal correlates to the calorie count?
 * #17 **

2. There are many points to be made For and Against Genetically Modifying food. Read the following argument that is assigned to you and prepare notes to support a debate verses the other side of the argument. **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Note: **You do not have to actually agree with the stand you are assigned to but you have to present the information to be a strong argument to support your side of the argument.
 * #18 **

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 * ABDUL NABI, BILAL || no ||
 * BANOR, VALENTINE || no ||
 * BAXTER, CHRISTIAN || yes ||
 * BEZZAZ, AYOUB || no ||
 * BLUNDELL, RAYANA || yes ||
 * BOURGEA, JULIE || yes ||
 * CHEN, ERIC || no ||
 * CHERONE, SALVATORE || no ||
 * DELANEY, MATTHEW || yes ||
 * DISCIPIO, CRISTINA || yes ||
 * ELIE, RASHAAD || no ||
 * GOULD, DANIEL || yes ||
 * HUANG, YONGQIANG || yes ||
 * IKUZWE, RESTITUTA || yes ||
 * JEAN-LOUIS, EDWARD || no ||
 * JOHNSON, NATHAN || no ||
 * KAPADIA, NAIYA || no ||
 * LAU, TSZ FUNG || yes ||
 * LIN, ZI YING || no ||
 * LUONG, SAN || yes ||
 * METELLUS, WILLENTZ || no ||
 * MORIN, JOVIANA || yes ||
 * NEVES, MARCO || yes ||
 * PALJOR, TENZIN || yes ||
 * SIDZE WEMBY, GUY BERNARD || no ||
 * SOARES, GIOVANNA || no ||
 * TSANG, FONG TING || yes ||
 * WOFSEY, MARISSA || no ||
 * WONG, STEPHEN || no ||
 * WONG, TIFFANY || yes ||

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">**Wednesday 11/28/12**

Finish Reading Chapter 19


 * Solutions to Agriculture Problems pages 442-444
 * Answer Review questions # 1 & 2 on p.444
 * Fisheries of the World pages 444-449
 * Answer Review Questions #1 &2 on p449
 * #19 **

1. Complete the front page by Monday 12/3 ** #21 ** 2. The following requires your textbook and outside resources:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Thursday 11/28/12 **
 * IGNORE THE DUE DATE IN THE WORD DOCUMENT....... **
 * What are the 4 modern fishing methods and how do they work?
 * What threats do these methods pose?
 * How are these threats being addressed?
 * Complete this on #19 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Monday 12/3/12 **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Complete the backside of the Study Guide ** #21 **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Study for the Unit TEST!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Tuesday 12/4/12 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Wednesday 12/5/12 ** Unit 3 TEST!!!!! Chapter 15 and 19

Read pages 534 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">#23
 * 1) What is a Salad Vac.? Is it beneficial?
 * 2) What are 2 benefits from using Pesticides?
 * 3) What are 2 problems from using Pesticides?
 * 4) Do the pro's out weight the cons? Explain.
 * 5) Why don't all farmers switch over to the Salad Vac.?
 * 6) Based on the opening of the chapter why is the use of pesticides a dilemma?

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">1. Read //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">What is a Pesticide? // pages 535-537 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> 2. Answer **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Review Questions ** #1 &2 on pg. 537 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> 3. Answer **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Thinking About the Environment ** questions 1 & 2 on pg. 556 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">#24
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Thursday 12/6/12 **

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">4. Look around (or ask your parents) and list all of the pesticides you can find at your home (this includes what’s in the garage, storage houses, barns, etc.). Don’t forget simple things like “Raid,” etc.

5. Soil conclusion is Due MONDAY 12/10, the directions are on the S & F Class Page

The following are due Monday 12/10: 1. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Complete the pesticide study guide
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Friday 12/7/12 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">2. Finish your Soil Conclusion if you haven't already **