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CSS 205. Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems

Soils In the News 

General Instructions

What is SOILS in the NEWS?

The goal of this activity is to increase the students’ awareness of the importance of soils in their everyday lives. Not a day goes by when issues involving SOILS are not discussed in the popular press (newpaper articles, magazines, radio (eg NPR), TV(web sites), and in current WEB pages).

Your Instructor will lead a discussion each Friday on one or more of the Soils in the News aritlces you have submitted.

How do I Find Articles on Soils in the News?

Newspapers (The Oregonian, Statesman Journal, NY Times, etc.)
Magazines (Smithsonian, Scienticfic American) published within the last calander year
Internet News Sites
Broadcast Media Sites (OPB, NPR, ABC etc.)

What do I have to turn in to receive credit for this exercise?

Find two published articles in popular press or broadcast media. Construct a WORD document in the following format. You will receive full credit for turning in articles in the proper format.

1. Your name

2. Full Title of the Article

3. Citation (name of paper, magazine or etc, date, vol, pgs)

4. Paragraph summarizing the role or importance of soils in this article

5. URL address for the article or attached scanned image in .tif or.jpg formats

6. Send the WORD.DOC and attachments, if applicable via e-mail to:
John.Baham@oregonstate.edu
with “CSS205SITN” in the Subject line

What will happen to the articles I turn in?

The articles you turn in will be placed on the Soils:Sustainable Ecosystem (CSS 205) webpage. (Your name and one paragraph synopsis will not be posted on the site.) The articles may be shared with other soils webpages.

We will discuss two or three articles as part of lecture on Friday. The articles will be part of your weekly readings.

When is this Assignment Due?
(n.b. !Bonus Points for Early Submissions!)

Yes, you heard me right. You will receive more than 100% of the points for getting the articles in early; such a deal! Here is the grading schedule for this assignment:

Week 1	(posted no later than 5pm Friday)	125%
Week 2		120
Week 3		110
Week 4		105
Week 5		100
Week 6		100
Week 7		80
Week 8		50

 

Instructor: John.Baham@orst.edu

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Last updated September 11, 2002