Tragedy of the commons and maximum sustainable yield. (Chap 10)
Major public land management agencies in the United States. (Chap 10)
Urban sprawl. (Chap 10)
Sustainable use of land. (Chap 10)
Human nutritional needs. (Chap 11)
Modern industrial agriculture. (Chap 11)
Genetically modified organisms in agriculture. (Chap 11)
Alternatives to industrial farming methods. (Chap 11)
Environmental impacts of raising and harvesting meat. (Chap 11)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Access the data lab HERE. Do all of the work on the spreadsheet and in your notebook.
You will not receive a printed handout of this lab (make your own if you need it).
Write the answers to the lab's questions in your notebook. Mr. Justus will give you credit by checking your answers.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Take notes on the content by filling in your notes packet.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Meet in a smaller group with Justus to go over:
the 6 human nutrition data lab questions and receive a grade;
the human nutrition notes;
a four question multiple choice pop quiz.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Stream the video lecture from Drive or watch it on YouTube.
Take notes on the content by filling in your notes packet.
Friday, January 18, 2019 or Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Review FRQ prompts on agriculture and practice responding using the content from the previous two video lectures and your notes packet.
Receive participation points and feedback from Mr. Justus and peers.
Friday, January 18, 2019 or Tuesday, January 22, 2019
In your analog notebook, create a graphic organizer, concept map, or some visual way to organize the "Environmental Problems Associated with Agriculture" section on your notes packet.
The final product should look like it took you 20 minutes to make. If it looks like you spent 5 minutes on it then you worked on your Calculus homework, you will not receive credit and it will go in as a 'zero' in the gradebook.
Show Mr. Justus to receive points.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Stream the video lecture from Drive or watch it on YouTube.
Take notes on the content by filling in your notes packet.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Solve the three problems. SHOW ALL WORK AND UNITS!
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Complete the following tasks:
Go Over the Notes- Meet with Justus and discuss the Green Revolution notes that you finished yesterday.
The Green Revolution Reading- Open this Doc (must be logged into nv.ccsd.net). Read the article and answer the questions in your notebook. Check your work by comparing your answers to the answers provided on the last page.
Vocabulary Building Station- Open the Chapter 11 flashcards and play the vocabulary-building games on Quizlet.
Friday, January 25, 2019 & Monday, January 28, 2019
Focus question: "Pretend like this is an FRQ… Describe two of the five green revolution practices and discuss the environmental costs associated with these practices."
Watch the 9 minute video on GMOs from TedED
Take notes during the live lecture. Access the slide deck here >>
Take a look at this infographic to see why it might be a good idea to hold off on widespread distribution of GMOs. Watch this video on YouTube on why GMOs are perfectly safe.
Use "FRQ-Form" in your notebook to answer the following prompts: Describe one environmental advantage and one environmental disadvantage of using GM crops. Describe one economic advantage and one economic disadvantage of using GM crops.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Stream the video lecture from Drive or watch it on YouTube.
Take notes on the content by filling in your notes packet.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Go over the environmental and economical advantages and disadvantages of GMOs (we made this page of notes during the workshop)
Receive feedback from Mr. Justus and peers.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Participate in a quick lecture on CAFOs. Access the Slide Deck here (and finish the rest of the notes section on "Modern Agribusiness" on your own).
Read and annotate this article (you must be logged in to your nv.ccsd.net account to access online. You will receive a paper copy in class).
In your notebook, answer the questions that go along with the article. Access the questions here.
Friday, February 1, 2019
Go over focus question from today. This is what we made.
Participate in a quick lecture on sustainable agriculture. Access the Slide Deck here.
One act agricultural plays about intercropping, crop rotation, and cover crops. (Absent for this? Do a little research on each of these practices on your own)
Thursday, January 10, 2019 & Friday, January 11, 2019
In any order, complete the tasks outlined here: