Tentative Course Schedule
Dates
Topic
Lectures & Other Items will be posted by 6 a.m. on Thursdays
Assignments Due by 5 p.m. on date
listed
1/19 -
1-22
Getting Familiar with AG 198 & Building a Class Community
Assigned Reading: Syllabus, Course Schedule, FAQ’s, An
Introduction to VoiceThread
*page numbers reflect the page where assigned reading begins. Read the
entire chapter unless otherwise indicated.
Friday, 1/22
• Read Syllabus and other documents
in “syllabus” area of the class
• Update Blackboard Profile
• Get set up on VoiceThread
• Participate in VoiceThread Discus-
sion
• Start food journal
• Take Practice Quiz on BB
1/21-
1/27
Learning Unit: I. Food as a Human Value & Problem
Assigned Reading:
Plants & Our Lives: Ch 1 p 1
Human Nutrition: Ch 10 p 156
Wednesday, 1/27
• Assigned Reading
• Quiz
• Participate in VoiceThread Discus-
sion
1/28-
2/3
Learning Unit: I. Food & History
II. Types of Agriculture
Assigned Reading:
Origins of Agriculture: Ch 11 p 177
Wednesday, 2/3
Assigned Reading
• Quiz
• Food Journal
• Participate in VoiceThread Discus-
sion
2/4-
2/10
Learning Unit: I. Food & America
II. Food Consumption Trends
Plants as a Food Source
Assigned Reading:
Grasses: Ch 12 p 187
Legumes: Ch 13 p 207
Starchy Staples: Ch 14 p 220
Stimulating Beverages: Ch 16 p 263
Suggested Reading:
Beverages & Foods from Fungi: Ch 24 p 428
Wednesday, 2/10
• Assigned Reading
• Quiz
• Participate in VoiceThread Discus-
sion
• Research Topic
2/11-
2/17
Learning Unit: The Food Business
Plants as a Food Source, cont.
Assigned Reading:
Herbs & Spices: Ch 17 p 279
Materials: Ch 18 p 298
Medicinal Plants: Ch 19 p 324
Psychoactive Plants: Ch 20 p 344
Suggested Reading:
Poisonous & Allergy Plants: Ch 21 p 364
Fungi that Affect Human Health Ch 25 p 449
Exam 1 posted
Wednesday, 2/17
• Assigned Reading
• Quiz
• Participate in VoiceThread Discus-
sion
AG 198
Spring 2010
2/18-
2/24
Learning Unit: