Assignments

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26	27	28	29	30	31 3(b). Pollan states, “It’s a fallacy to assume that whatever is, is that way for a good Darwinian reason.” In your own words, what do you think he means by? How might this challenge or expand upon how we see natural selection? 8:59 PM 3(a). The chemical structure of THC (the psychotropic molecule found in marijuana) has not changed over time. So why is it that human’s relationship to Marijuana has changed so much throughout history? Think of biological, cultural, and historical reasons from throughout the chapter. 8:59 PM Introduction Survey 8:59 PM	1
2	3	4	5	6	7 4(b). “It was not the potato so much as potato monoculture that sowed the seeds of Ireland’s disaster.” What is a "monoculture" and how did it lead to disaster? How does polyculture/biodiversity give us and the environment more resilience and food security? (hint: look for connections to politics, class access to food, climate change, evolution, and culture) 8:59 PM 4(a). Pollan writes, “Monsanto likes to depict genetic engineering as just one more chapter in the ancient history of human modifications in nature, a story going back to fermentation.” (195) What do you think of Monsanto’s comparison? What is true or misleading about it? 8:59 PM Summer Assignment Instructions 8:59 PM	8
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16	17	18	19	20 Summer Inquiry Project Write-up and Presentation 11:59 PM Review and Pre-Work 8:59 PM	21	22
23	24 Power Words 8:45 AM	25	26	27	28	29
30	31	1	2 Water Pennies Investigation 9:45 AM	3	4 Biodiversity Sampling Pre-Lab 11:59 PM	5

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3(b). Pollan states, “It’s a fallacy to assume that whatever is, is that way for a good Darwinian reason.” In your own words, what do you think he means by? How might this challenge or expand upon how we see natural selection? 8:59 PM
3(a). The chemical structure of THC (the psychotropic molecule found in marijuana) has not changed over time. So why is it that human’s relationship to Marijuana has changed so much throughout history? Think of biological, cultural, and historical reasons from throughout the chapter. 8:59 PM
Introduction Survey 8:59 PM

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Summer Inquiry Project Write-up and Presentation 11:59 PM
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