Homework-+Soil+and+Food

Please Print your homework, complete it and bring to class as requested.

Friday 10/28/11 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!

Monday 10/31/11 (Happy Halloween!) (#2)
 * **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 on the //__baggie__//. 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.
 * Read pages 340-344 and create a 2-col vocab list. (or flash cards if you prefer)
 * Research the nutrients that are important for plant growth. What are they? What are they good for? How do they get there?

Wednesday 11/2/11 (#3)
 * Read pages 344-349
 * Answer the review questions on page 344 #1-3 and 349 # 1-3
 * Research how to grow and care for **lettuce** and **alfalfa**

Thursday 11/3/11
 * Complete this soil study guide [[file:Soil Study Guide.doc]] (#4)
 * At the top is the College Board outline followed by guiding questions that apply to what we have been studying/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.**
 * Not all the information is in the book.

Friday 11/4/11

1. In you **Lab Notebook**, Predict how well the sample you tested in class would grow alfalfa and lettuce. Your prediction should include information about the care for those two plants vs. the properties of your sample. You must support your answer with the data in your notebook. Due MONDAY 11/7/11 **EVEN THOUGH WE DO NOT HAVE CLASS!!!!!!!**

2. Mark up this article,this will provide a lot of insight on how to grow and care for plants. (#5) 3. Design an experiment to test how well your soil sample will grow alfalfa and lettuce. (You may do this in the form of an outline but it must have enough information to conduct it) Due Wednesday 11/9/11

4. **Study chapter 15!!!!!** There will be a quiz on Thursday 11/10/11

Wednesday 11/9/11
 * 1) Study for the Quiz tomorrow
 * 2) Soil analysis, practice finding texture using the pyramid #6 (the 1/2 sheet of paper)
 * 3) Soil Calculative Questions. Print out and SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK!!!! [[file:soil calculative questions.doc]] #7
 * 4) Be ready to set-up your experiment!



Thursday 11/10/11

1. Read the first section, Food and Nutrition, p. 428-429 then answer the review questions 1&2. Most of this should be review. 2. Read the section World Food Problems, p. 429-432. Then summarize each of the 4 red headings. 3. Read Principal Types of Agriculture, p. 432-434. Then make a table defining/explaining each red or bolded term.
 * Chapter 19**- //Food Resources// #9

Due Tuesday 11/15/11

Tuesday 11/15/11

Please brainstorm or write an opinion for each of these questions, about a sentence. You do __**NOT**__ need to research these!!! Try not to use up the entire space for we will add more through conversation in class. #10

Wednesday 11/16/11


 * Read Challenges of Producing More Crops and Livestock, p.434-440
 * Come in which a list of questions or ideas (~5-10) that connect to the theme of what we are watching in Food Inc. #12

__ 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."

Thursday 11/17/11 Research the calorie and nutrition requirements (suggestions) for the average person #13
 * 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.**

Friday 11/18/11 #14
 * Answer review questions 1-3 on page 440
 * Read The Environmental Impacts of Agriculture pages 440-442.
 * Answer review questions 1 & 2 on page 442

Keep track of your meals for 1 week (it turns into a book if you print it double-sided). This is not meant to persuade what you eat, it is just a log so we can later analyze different aspects of life that influence what we eat and when. The first entry should be Saturday 11/19/11 and then continue for 7 days until 11/25/11.

Monday 11/21/11

1. 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?

2. Differentiate between Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering (this can be done with your book) #15

Tuesday 11/22/11

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. __**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.

#17
 * ADELMAN, JOSEPH || **yes** ||
 * BROOMSTEIN, REBECCA || **no** ||
 * BROWN, CHRISTOPHER || **yes** ||
 * CAPASSO, CHENOA || **yes** ||
 * DOWDIE, HALEY || **no** ||
 * DU, JOHN || **yes** ||
 * FRAAS, SARAH || **no** ||
 * GIBSON, CHARLES || **yes** ||
 * HOFFMAN, EMILY || **yes** ||
 * LAM, CAROLYN || **no** ||
 * LONGO, SAMANTHA || **no** ||
 * LOUIS, FRANCELINE || **yes** ||
 * NGUYEN, DANNY || **yes** ||
 * PAPIA, RUMANA || **no** ||
 * PIDEL, EMILY || **no** ||
 * RAMSEY, AMANDA || **no** ||
 * RICKETTS, TAELISE || **yea** ||
 * SILVA, LETICIA || **no** ||
 * SILVA, REBECCA || **no** ||
 * ZEPHYR, HEROL || **yes** ||

Wednesday 11/23/11

1. Finish Reading Chapter 19 #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

2. Food Journal Conclusion (this should be completed by Saturday)

After you have calculated the cost of each meal for yourself I would like you to use your data (your journal) to answer the following like an FRQ. **SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK**!!!!!


 * 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?
 * F.** Provide 2 suggestions for an individual to adjust the way they eat so that their food is more healthful and environmentally sustainable.

#20

Monday 11/28/11

The following requires your textbook and outside resources:
 * 1) What are the 4 modern fishing methods and how do they work?
 * 2) What threats do these methods pose?
 * 3) How are these threats being addressed?

#21

Tuesday 11/29/11

Print out the following problems (double side it so you don't waste paper) and **SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK!!!!!!** #23

Wednesday 11/30/11

Chapter 23 The Pesticide Dilemma
 * Read page 543 and answer the following:
 * 1) What is a Salad Vac.? Is is 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?

#27

Thursday 12/1/11

1. Read //What is a Pesticide?// pages 535-537 2. Answer **Review Questions** #1 &2 on pg. 537 3. Answer **Thinking About the Environment** questions 1 & 2 on pg. 556 #28

4. Finish Food Resources Study Guide

5. Complete pesticide product list

__**Soil Experiment**__

Analysis: Why are you getting these results? Texture “ test Friability “ test Nutrients “ predict (we are not going to measure)
 * A. Initial Final **


 * B. ** Did your soil properties change? Explain Why or Why not.
 * C. ** How can one or more of these properties changing effect plant growth? Explain using the purpose of each property.
 * D. ** List 2 human influences may have influenced your results in a positive or negative way.
 * E **** . ** __Based on your results,__ what is your nutrient content of your soil?
 * // (be sure to use your results, i.e. growth/death/no growth/ flourishing) //**