Chapters 8 and 10

Soils and Food Production

Nov 17 Chapter 8 Soils

Video-The science of Soils

Nov 21 Soil system-components/characteristics/erosion/fertility

Video-Weathering and Erosion / Desertification

Begin Collecting Lab diet data**

Nov 22-24 Thanksgiving Recess

Nov 27 Soils Lab Part I

Nov 29 Soils Lab Part II

Dec 1 Chapter 10- Food Production

Major patterns of food production and distribution

HW: Diet Effects on Land Use and Resources*

*See web page under labs

Dec 4 Hunger, malnutrition and famine.

Lab: Assessment of Fat and Cholesterol**

**See web page under labs

Dec 6 Quiz- Chapters 8 and 10