The rubric is now located on the Handouts tab of my teacherweb. Please share any websites you are using with your classmates--I know they will find them helpful!
On the old family farm, the farmer and family are eating their crops, drinking the milk, having bacon for breakfast, etc.
On the new farm, are the decomposers able to recycle the carbon back into the soil? Not so much, the pigs or corn or cotton are shipped off for sale. So the cycles tend to look more like a line.
And fertilizer and plant and animal waste play a really big part in all the nutrient cycles on the new farm, regardless of your crop.
So try googling "Cotton" and "Pests." You'll have a long list of pests, almost all bugs and a few funguses. Then you search one of those pests (boll weevil) and "predator." And find something like crows. And then google crows, and "predator." Maybe you'll find coyotes.
Yes, not all these animals live on the cotton farm, but they are part of the farm food web.
so the part that says 'besides the crop or animal the farm specilizes in, what other types of organisms (plants, animals, ect.) can be found on the farm?' is asking for a food web?
all of the stuff in the cycles you had us draw... is that all the stuff we need to include in the cycles for our project? is there anything we can leave out or stuff we need to add in?
You are definitely going to be using the food webs and matter cycles you made in class/as homework as a starting point, you are free to use them as is or to change things up if you want to.
Hannah--What do the farmers eat--well let's assume they eat pretty much whatever you eat.
If you are in a group, your partner will be turning it in on that day. Otherwise, either the day before, or first thing in the morning on the 29th.
Feel free to come in whenever, and I can write you a lunch pass, but I have B lunch--if yours is different, please remember that I will have to give most of my attention to my class.
ok i am working on project and got the problem on the modern farm that says "besides the crop or animal the farm specalizes in what othertypes of organisms can be found on these farms"?
Hannah, its asking what else can be found on the farm. like, cows, sheep, etc. there'll be types of pest and everything, and dont forget to add the fertilizing bacteria.
you dont have to include all of it, just whatever is found on your farm. those were just a few example. something about the fertilizer needs to be on there though.
Everytime i put in key words on google for the old traditional farm, only the ads to museums and programs come up. i'm about one step away from quitting this project all together, as i haven't made much research progress at all in the past 2 weeks. has anyone any website suggestions?
ok. chicken-egg laying-pioneer farm thingy's are so hard to find. i've searched google and ask for the past hour and have come up with nothing. -ben rivers
You do not have to find an "old" version of your new farm, in fact, your organism doesn't even have to be grown on your old farm. Remember, it is just one family growing what they need to eat on the old farm. Hope that helps
On the Old Macdonald question sheet it stated that "Using the organisms and matter found on the this farm, show the 4 cycles of matter, (carbon, nitrogen, water, phosphorus) and how they move through your farm, not just any farm." So does this mean we need to have only one set of cycles or do we need to have cycles for both Farms?
Would it be okay if i make a picture of an Old Mac farm that includes elements from all of the cycles. I would then copy the picture and write different information and arrows on thecopies of the original picture? Do you kind've understand what i'm saying? Thanks! Josh Villarreal
You do not have to find neutralism/amensalism, as it is not one of the symbiotic relationships we discussed in class.
Anon--you can have one set of cycles, and write a few sentences to explain how they are different between the farms, or you can have two sets and explain the difference during your presentations.
Josh--
Sure! Just make sure to label the pictures, and maybe use a different color for the arrows in each.
Yes, interactions between species is the stuff we talked about on the symbiosis number line, and the population dynamics includes that and what we talked about biodiversity loss and limiting factors (that takes your project up to the next level). :)
Nope, but using some color, even just colored paper behind graphics helps draw the eye there. Might also want to color the arrows in you cycles just to make them visible.
I read your earlier post about how the cycles for the banana farm tend to go in more of a strait line. I do not understand. Would you explain a little bit more?
Do you have any websites you would recommend?
ReplyDeleteNope, but if you guys find any that you would like to share, please post them here!
ReplyDeleteI am at home working on my prolect and I need to find some
ReplyDeletepictures of banana farms..do you know where I can find any
http://www.transfairusa.org/content/images/ANA.jpg
ReplyDeleteI'm confused about the project. i dont understand how the two farms and the cycles are going to be different. Will you please explain?
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ReplyDeleteOk, for example, for the carbon cycle.
ReplyDeleteOn the old family farm, the farmer and family are eating their crops, drinking the milk, having bacon for breakfast, etc.
On the new farm, are the decomposers able to recycle the carbon back into the soil? Not so much, the pigs or corn or cotton are shipped off for sale. So the cycles tend to look more like a line.
And fertilizer and plant and animal waste play a really big part in all the nutrient cycles on the new farm, regardless of your crop.
i think i understand now. thank you.
ReplyDeletei cant find that much info on cotton farms
ReplyDeleteLike I cant tell what other animals/plants live on farms
So try googling "Cotton" and "Pests." You'll have a long list of pests, almost all bugs and a few funguses. Then you search one of those pests (boll weevil) and "predator." And find something like crows. And then google crows, and "predator." Maybe you'll find coyotes.
ReplyDeleteYes, not all these animals live on the cotton farm, but they are part of the farm food web.
so the part that says 'besides the crop or animal the farm specilizes in, what other types of organisms (plants, animals, ect.) can be found on the farm?' is asking for a food web?
ReplyDeleteall of the stuff in the cycles you had us draw... is that all the stuff we need to include in the cycles for our project? is there anything we can leave out or stuff we need to add in?
ReplyDeleteYes, pretty much. And don't forget to include the farmer!
ReplyDeleteyou know the drawings we did of the cycles? is that all the stuff that we need to include, or is there more or less that needs to be in there?
ReplyDeleteoh yea forgot about them but what do they eat???
ReplyDeleteis the drawings we did all that neds t go on the cycle or is there more or less that needs to be included?
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely going to be using the food webs and matter cycles you made in class/as homework as a starting point, you are free to use them as is or to change things up if you want to.
ReplyDeleteHannah--
ReplyDeleteBoll weevils? The eat the cotton buds, I believe. But that's your job to check :)
Conner-- so long as you include your farm, whether a field, or the organism, you are on the right track. (and remember, no oceans) :D
are you going to be available for tutoring on tuesday morning?
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be available every day (morning and afternoon) this week except Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteok. ill probably be there early tuesday morning then.
ReplyDeletei ment the farmers
ReplyDeleteand im not gonna be in school on the due date, 28th, so when do i turn it in?
ReplyDeleteMiss Rowan, im getting a little stressed about the project. can i come in for lunch tomorrow for a little extra help?
ReplyDeleteHannah--What do the farmers eat--well let's assume they eat pretty much whatever you eat.
ReplyDeleteIf you are in a group, your partner will be turning it in on that day. Otherwise, either the day before, or first thing in the morning on the 29th.
Feel free to come in whenever, and I can write you a lunch pass, but I have B lunch--if yours is different, please remember that I will have to give most of my attention to my class.
ok i am working on project and got the problem on the modern farm that says "besides the crop or animal the farm specalizes in what othertypes of organisms can be found on these farms"?
ReplyDeleteHannah, its asking what else can be found on the farm. like, cows, sheep, etc. there'll be types of pest and everything, and dont forget to add the fertilizing bacteria.
ReplyDeleteall of that??
ReplyDeleteyou dont have to include all of it, just whatever is found on your farm. those were just a few example. something about the fertilizer needs to be on there though.
ReplyDeleteCotton farming...
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Everytime i put in key words on google for the old traditional farm, only the ads to museums and programs come up. i'm about one step away from quitting this project all together, as i haven't made much research progress at all in the past 2 weeks.
ReplyDeletehas anyone any website suggestions?
Are we going to work on the project in class on thursday?
ReplyDelete-Josh Villarreal
ok. chicken-egg laying-pioneer farm thingy's are so hard to find. i've searched google and ask for the past hour and have come up with nothing.
ReplyDelete-ben rivers
You do not have to find an "old" version of your new farm, in fact, your organism doesn't even have to be grown on your old farm. Remember, it is just one family growing what they need to eat on the old farm. Hope that helps
ReplyDeleteum... i cant find any examples of neutralism on old macdonalds farm
ReplyDeletedoes horse thats being raised and corn thats being grown an example?
ReplyDeleteare the interactions between species also the symbiosis line? like, corn eating insects, would that be parasitism?
ReplyDeleteOn the Old Macdonald question sheet it stated that "Using the organisms and matter found on the this farm, show the 4 cycles of matter, (carbon, nitrogen, water, phosphorus) and how they move through your farm, not just any farm." So does this mean we need to have only one set of cycles or do we need to have cycles for both Farms?
ReplyDeleteWould it be okay if i make a picture of an Old Mac farm that includes elements from all of the cycles. I would then copy the picture and write different information and arrows on thecopies of the original picture? Do you kind've understand what i'm saying? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJosh Villarreal
Hannah--
ReplyDeleteYou do not have to find neutralism/amensalism, as it is not one of the symbiotic relationships we discussed in class.
Anon--you can have one set of cycles, and write a few sentences to explain how they are different between the farms, or you can have two sets and explain the difference during your presentations.
Josh--
Sure! Just make sure to label the pictures, and maybe use a different color for the arrows in each.
are the interactions between species also the symbiosis line? like, corn eating insects, would that be parasitism?
ReplyDeleteYes, interactions between species is the stuff we talked about on the symbiosis number line, and the population dynamics includes that and what we talked about biodiversity loss and limiting factors (that takes your project up to the next level). :)
ReplyDeleteDo our illustrations need to be colored?
ReplyDeleteNope, but using some color, even just colored paper behind graphics helps draw the eye there. Might also want to color the arrows in you cycles just to make them visible.
ReplyDeleteI read your earlier post about how the cycles for the banana farm tend to go in more of a strait line. I do not understand. Would you explain a little bit more?
ReplyDelete