Ag. Calendar

Ag and Land Use Unit

Date Topic/Activity

10/8
Test Corrections: 25 minutes of test corrections with notes, no book (in the future, notes will only be used for crrections on quizzes).
Discussion: What is Agriculture and where did it begin? (Chapter 10 ppt)
How Agriculture changed with industrialization
Homework: Complete essays

10/10
NO SCHOOL-Columbus DayWork on your essay corrections. Underline all changes, save a copy to your H:Drive and staple to original for Tuesday. Also, Ch 10 Sec 1 (Agriculture)

10/11 T
Open Note Check: Sec 1 Ch 10
Discussion: What is agriculture and where did it begin. PPT
Vocabulary: hunters and gatherers, agricuture, subsistance vs. commercial farming, vegetative planting, seed agriculture. Agricultural Hearths
Homework: None.

10/12 W-Half Day
Lecture: The Three Agricultural Revolutions
Vocabulary: Slash and burn; Shift cultivation; swidden; pastoral nomadism; transhumance; Pasture; intensive subsistence agericulture;
Homework: Ch 10 Sec 2

10/13 Th
Lecture: How agriculture changed with industrialization Vocabulary: Plantation, double cropping; crop rotation, chaff, threshold, winnowed, hull, wet rice, intensive agriculture.
Hmwk: Ch. Sec 4, pgs 329-330 Only the section on Von Thunen. Take very good notes and come to class understanding the model very well. :) Also bring a calculator to class tomorrow.

10/14 F
Open note check: Ch 10 Sec 4 Pgs. 329-330 Presentation: Von Thunen's Spatial Model of Farming; 2nd Agriculture Revolution. Discuss variables and criticism of Von Thunen.
Von Thunen Worksheets on own. Make sure you have brushed up on your section three Von Thunen information.
Homework: Ch 10. Sec 3 All.

10/17 M
Lecture: The Third Agricultural Revolution; Agriculture in MDC's. GMO's, Survey System
Discussion: To GMO or not to GMO
Homework:List THREE GMOs under your homework page and state where it originated and how it has changed over time. You must also include a picture. The instructions can be found here. Brush up on your vocabulary for the chapter tomorrow.
Read through the new FRQ's in preparation of your essay exam in 9 days. LINK HERE.
$10.00 Due to Serrano if you told her that you will be eating lunch with us

10/18 T-Late Start Shortened Day
Discussion: GMO's; The Pros and Cons of GMO's
Hmwk: Read the Schaumburg Story and review the Township Map of Schaumburg.
$10.00 Due to Serrano if you told her that you will be eating lunch with us

10/19 W-Half Day College Night
Open Note Check on the Schaumburg Story.
Hmwk: Bring a pencil tomorrow as well as warm clothes in case of cool weather. Do not wear shoes that you are afraid to get muddy.

10/20 Th
Field Study: Volkening Heritage Farm and Homestead
Classwork: Complete Volkening Farm, Interpretive Plan assignment
Homework: Current Event assignment

10/21 F
Computer Lab: Complete the assigment for tortilla economics wkst
Frontline Site: Torillanomics: Food or Fuel. The Competition for Mexico's Fuel.; Watch: Frontline Site: Seeds of Suicide. and complete the assignment for Monday.
Homework: Complete the twenty vocab word assignment for monday.
Also, print out and review. AG FRQ's. Begin to make an outline for these. Study your FRQ's

10/24 M
Discuss: Seeds of Suicide and complete cause and effect activity with printouts (groups).
Homework: Short article from reading packet #3 and BT Corn reading. Print out FRQ's.
Hmwk: Ch 10, Sec 4-Completion.

10/25 T
Lecture: Thomas Malthus and Esther Boserup; The pros and cons of the Green Revolution
Listen: NPR agriculture stories. Fewer Chicagoans living in food deserts; Labor Worries Rise As Planting Season Nears In Ala.
Read: Hmwk: Are food deserts a myth? Wiki debate.

10/26 W
Video: Food Inc.

10/27 Th
Video: Food Inc.

10/28 Fri
Debrief: Food Inc.
Discussion: Gmo Pros and Cons

10/31 Mon
Essay Exam
Hmwk: Prepare for Objective Exam

11/1 Tues
Objective Exam
Hmwk: 25 min. corrections.

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