Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Chapter 19

12.3.2013

Complete the quiz and email me (tmegahan@dallasisd.org) your results:

World Hunger Animated Quiz


Work on Chapter 19. I will be updating grades momentarily, and if you are missing any Chapter assignments they will go down as missing.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Characteristics of Soil

12/2/2013

Today's agenda:

1. Set up soil testing again (15 mins)
2. Excerpts from Dive
3. Map
4. DOL

1. Please click on this link and follow the procedure for preparing your soil sample. This should take about 10 minutes. Put your soil sample away and clean your workspace. Then meet back at the tables in 15.

2. As you watch the excerpt from Dive look for:

  • 3 facts about food waste in America
  • 2 outcomes of that food waste.
  • 1 problem with the solution they are proposing.

3. Draw a quick map of the United States. Doesn't have to be perfect. Shade in the major areas for wheat, rice, sorghum, and maize production.





4. Answer the DOL, which you've seen several times. We will try to get this out of the way this week:

(a) Identify and describe one chemical soil test and one physical soil test that could be performed and explain how the results of these tests will allow the cooperative extension service to make specific recommendations for SUSTAINABLE agriculture.

Remember:

Organization: Does your response answer all parts of the question?
Development: Do you use details and specific examples?
Conventions: Did you use appropriate word choice? Did you pay attention to spelling, grammar, and varied sentence structure?