- Take one of the scenarios from the handout in class and answer the questions posed in an essay form.
- You need to make sure there is a clear thesis statement.
- Support your thesis with a logical progression of facts.
- Facts should be supported by cited resources.
- Use the APA style (Son of Citation Machine can be a very useful website)
- Essay should be between 1500 and 2000 words.
- Include a Literature Cited Section at the end of your essay.
- Include a Title Page with your name.
- Paper should be stapled when handed in.
- Ask your instructor questions! buddy.tignor@gmail.com
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
EXAM II. Essay DUE 4/13/2011 at the start of class.
Exam II Essay Guidelines.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Watershed Background....
The World of Rivers.
Calculating Impervious Surface Area on the Western Carolina Campus: Your group will need to work together to calculate all impervious surface area. This includes rooftops, sidewalks, roads, and anything else that would block the infiltration of precipitation into the ground. This assignment will be worth the equivalent of 5 quiz grades or 50 points, so do a good job. There will also be calculations as we start to get a handle the surface area measurements and storm water calculations. Final group assignment will be due on Arbor Day.
Link to Campus Map
Assigned Sectors
- Sector 1: B1, C1
- Sector 2: B2, C2
- Sector 3: B3, C3
- Sector 4: B4, C4
- Sector 5: D3, D4
- Sector 6: D2, E2, E3, A2, A3, A4, A5, B5, C5, D5
Friday, March 25, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Learning a Little More about Soils as an Important Resources
Link to study guide handed out in class click here!
Don't forget to figure out how to measure distances in Google Earth or Google Map by Friday.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Data Interpretation Assignment
- make sure you want to utilize the graph you have chosen.
- interpret the data that is presented - you can make whatever point you want, just must be data driven. Point must tie agriculture to natural resource management issues.
- Did you need to do additional research to interpret the graph? What were the additional resources you consulted.
- are there any associated statistics that help give the data meaning. (If you are unsure about what additional information statistics can provide see these examples)
- Is there potential bias in the graph? If so, how is it biased.
- What was the source of the data? how big was the study? etc.
- What other sources of data might be useful?
Make sure you answer each of the questions above and hand in the assignment with a copy of your graph by Friday, March 18th.
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