Schedule for Soil 2125

Fall Semester 2007 - Schedule Soil 2125

Class Schedule

Date Week/Day Lecture Title (P P Outline) ExamsWeb Exam Answers Web Lab Unit Lab Inv. & Soil of the Week Suggested Read. Assig in Brady&Weil. Second Ed.
9/04 WTh Intro A Intro to Soil Science Intro B-What is Soil? Team Exam Intro in Recitation Intro to the Web Units. No Lab Inv.Clarion 1-25
9/10 MTWTh 1a) Soil from Rocks - 1b) Soil as a Resc. Webexam 1& Team Exam 1 Web 1- The Materials for Making Soil LI 1=Rocks & Weathering---Lester 1-31
9/17 MTWTh 2a) Soil Texture-2b) Soil Texture Webexam 2& Team Exam 2 Web 2. Soil Texture LI 2=Soil Texture-- Fargo 95-101
9/24 MTWTh 3a) Soil Horizons--3b Writing profile descriptions FR-EXAM 1 Webexam 3& Team Exam 3 Web 3. Soil Horizons LI 3=Soil Structure, Color & Horizons--
Zimmerman 		Campus Soil Pit Map
94-95, 102-103
10/01* MTWTh 4a) Soil Forming Factors - PM Glaciation as a PM (video) & Climate4b) Soil F.F. -Biotic- Topography - Time  Webexam 4& Team Exam 4 Web 4. Soil Forming Factors LI 4=Soil Forming Factors --Nashwauk 25-57
10/8 MTWTh 5a )Soil Taxonomy -5b)Soils of Minnesota  Team Exam 5 & Webexam 5 Web 5. Classifying Soils Using Soil Taxonomy LI 5=Soil Classification-- Port Byron 58-93
10/15 MTWTh 6a) Soil Weight & Tillage 6b) Constructed Wetlands FR-EXAM 2 Team Exam 6 & Webexam 6 Web 6. Soil Bulk Density LI 6=B.D. & Porosity--Webster 95-102,104-132
10/22 MTWTh+ 7a) Soil Water-7b Water Movement Team Exam 7 & Webexam 7 Web 7. Soil Water LI 7=Soil Water-- Rifle 135-199 -
10/29 MTWTh 8) Soil Survey & Practice with Water Problems and Land Use Project Assignment Team Exam 8 Webexam 8 Web 8. Soil Survey LI 8=Soil Survey--
& Land Use Project Assigned.		 92-93
11/05* MTWTh 9a) Carbon Cycle -9b) Nitrogen Cycle Team Exam 9 & Webexam 9 Web 9. Soil Organisms & Nitrogen Cycle LI 9=Biological Processes--Barnes 316-351;388-389
11/12 MTWTh 10a) Organic Matter- 10b) The Challenge of Ephosus & Soil Erosion FR-EXAM 3 Team Exam 10 & Webexam 10 Web 10. Soil Organic Matter, Peatlands & Erosion LI 10=Soil Erosion --Ahmeek Clinometer Instructions & Conversions for Eros. Demo & Eros. Beaker Explanation.
353-385,517-556
11/19  MTW 11) Clay Minerals Team Exam 11 (take home=Team Exam 11 ) & Webexam 11 Web 11. Clay Minerals LI 11=Clays & Mgmt 236-249
11/26 MTWTh 12a Soil Chemistry- 12b Cation Exchange Team Exam 12 &Webexam 12 Web 12. Soil pH 7 & CEC LI 12=Soil Chemical Properties 249-265,267-315
12/03 MTWTh 13a) Fertility N, P, & K13b) Fertility and Nutrient Uptake Team Exam 13 & Webexam 13 Web 13. Fertilizers & Soil Fertility LI 13=Fertility Management 387-514
Part 1 Land Use Project Due.
12/10 MTW 14) Soil Pollution & Final Review  Team Exam 14-Jeopardy none LI=NONE LUP Due at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday
12/18 Tuesday Exam 4 & Final Exam 10:30am - 12:30pm 335 BH

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