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Initial Publication Date: January 3, 2018

Assignments

Module 11 Roadmap

Please note that some portions of the Summative Assessment may need to be completed prior to class. Detailed instructions for completing the Summative Assessment will be provided in each module.

Module 11 Roadmap
AssignmentLocation
To Read
  1. Materials on the course website.
  2. Nabhan, G.P. p. 129-138 in Chapter 9, "Rediscovering America and Surviving the Dust Bowl: The U. S. Southwest " in Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine. Washington: Island Press. (Module 11.1)
  3. Bittman, Mark. "Don't Ask How to Feed the 9 Billion," NYT, Nov 12, 2014 (Module 11.2)
  4. Deering, K. 2014. Stepping up to the challenge – Six issues facing global climate change and food security. CCAFS (Climate Change and Food Security Program)-UN (United Nations), 2014. (Module 11.2)
  1. You are on the course website now.
  2. From University Course reserves
  3. Online: Don't Ask How to Feed the 9 Billion,
  4. Online: Stepping up to the challenge – Six issues facing global climate change and food security
To Do
  1. Formative Assessment: Agrobiodiversity and Resilience
  2. Summative Assessment: The Anatomy of the Somali Famine (2010-2012)
  3. Take Module Quiz
  4. Submit Capstone Stage 4 Assignment
  1. In the course content: Formative Assessment; ungraded activate your learning activity
  2. In the course content: Summative Assessment

These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
Explore the Collection »