Scientific Literacy Example

Scientific Paper (Bio) Scientific literacy is;  the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making(as said in bio lab). Throughout this semester i have felt i have learned to read, understand, and eventually write scientific literacy. I think the lab where we had to find a scientific article and read Read More …

Unit 4 Eagle Cam

4/15/19 Start: 12:05 End: 12:20 12:05- sunny, 73 degrees, looks very windy. The whole tree is shifting back and forth. 12:05- I see two what looks like small chicks, sitting together (probably trying to keep somewhat out of the wind). 12:08- One chick got half way up and looked around for a little (probably for Read More …

Free-write (polyface farm)

“Disregarding conventional wisdom, the Salatins planted trees, built huge compost piles, dug ponds, moved cows daily with portable electric fencing, and invented portable sheltering systems to produce all their animals on perennial prairie polycultures.” (individuality) “to develop emotionally, economically, environmentally enhancing agricultural enterprises and facilitate their duplication throughout the world.” (individuality) “We offer fairly unlimited Read More …

Notes 4/2

Thinking about food assignment Prompt: Logistical Requirements: limits, due dates, # of quotes, paragraph structure Content Requirements: learning goals, background (ideas, questions), Emphasis, Sources Rhetorical Requirements: Audience, Genre,

What the World Eats

Looking back at the timeline from Bittman, the way we look and eat food is changing every day. The first thing i looked at was the geographical location of a country and noticed that food culture plays a big role in what the people of that country eat. For example, China and Japan eat mainly Read More …

Reading Kingsolver

  2. Oil refined for gasoline and diesel is critical to run the tractors, combines and other farm vehicles and equipment that plant. All delivery or transportation of the food is oil-based. 3. As Kingsolver explained, in her grandparents’ generation, they had an “intuitive sense” of agricultural basics. Like; when various fruits and vegetables come into Read More …