Title: HRT 135 Soils and Fertilizers

HRT 135 Soils and Fertilizers
  HRT 135 Soils and Fertilizers Introduction
  Student INTAKE Form
  Dropbox
    Dropbox Introduction
  Unit 1
    Unit 1 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Soil Science
      Video: Soils Sustain Life
    Unit 1 Quiz
  Unit 2
    Unit 2 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Basic Soil Properties
      Video: Basic Soil Properties, Part 1
      Video: Basic Soil Properties, Part 2
    Unit 2 Lab.pdf
    Unit 2 Writing Assignment
  Unit 3
    Unit 3 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Factors of Soil Formation
      Soil Basics
      Video: Five factors of Soil Formation
    Unit 3 Lab.pdf
    Unit 3 Quiz
  Unit 4
    Unit 4 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Soil Classification
      Soil Genesis and Development, Lesson 5 - Soil Classification and Geography
      Video: Soil Horizons
    Unit 4 Lab.pdf
    Unit 4 Writing Assignment
  Unit 5
    Unit 5 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Video: Different Soil Types
      Video: Soil Composition and Water Holding Capacity
      Soil Ecology
      Soil Temperature
      Soil Water (retention)”
    Unit 5 Writing Assignment
  Unit 6
    Unit 6 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Video: Farming in Harmony with the Microbial World
      How to Compost Indoors
      The importance of soil organic matter: Key to drought-resistant soil and sustained food production
      Video: The Biology of the Soil
    Unit 6 Quiz
    Unit 6 Lab.pdf
    Unit 7 Lab preparation.pdf
  Unit 7
    Unit 7 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Video: Ability of Sand, Silt, and Clay Particles to Conduct Water
      For Science! blog
      Soil Chemical Properties
      Soil Colloids
      Video: The Rock Cycle and Soil Creation
    Unit 7 Quiz
    Unit 7 Lab.pdf
  Unit 8
    Unit 8 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Video: Soil Testing the Easy Way
      The Hydrologic Cycle
      Video: The Water Cycle Experiment
      Water and Soil
      Water Cycle
      Video: Water Movement in Soil
      Where does water go when it rains?
    Unit 8 Quiz
    Unit 8 Writing Assignment
    Unit 8 Lab.pdf
  Unit 9
    Unit 9 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Fertilizer
      Fertilizer Facts
      Macronutrient Table
      Micronutrient table
      Video: Rapid Learning: Plant Function - Plant Nutrition
      Video: What are Fertilisers?
    Unit 9 Quiz
    Unit 9 Field Assignment
    Unit 9 Lab.pdf
  Unit 10
    Unit 10 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Environmental Benefits of Using Fertilizers
      Environmental Problems with Fertilizers
      Video: How do plants transport nutrients
      Video: How fertilizing can impact the environment
      Managing Fertilizers to Reduce Environmental Problems
    Unit 10 Writing Assignment
    Unit 10 Lab.pdf
  Unit 11
    Unit 11 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Modern farming Practices: A short term solution to soil erosion
      Video: Soil Erosion and Conservation
      Soil Erosion, Crop Productivity and Cultural Practices
      Soil erosion: An Agricultural Production Challenge
      Video: Soil Preparation & Sowing
      Video: Stop Soil Erosion
    Unit 11 Writing Assignment
    Unit 11 Lab.pdf
    Final Project.pdf
  Unit 12
    Unit 12 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Chemical Fertilizer vs. Organic Fertilizer
      Selecting and Using Inorganic Fertilizers
      What is in a chemical fertilizer: the advantages and disadvantages of using them?
      Video: Bob Smith- Inorganic Fertilizer Use
      Video: Fertilizer101
    Unit 12 Quiz
    Unit 12 Lab.pdf
  Unit 13
    Unit 13 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Fertilizer Best Management Practices
      Food security
      Nutrients in the environment
      Video: Farm for Profit Introduction Video
      Video: Supporting Global Agriculture Through Sustainable Fertilizer Use
    Unit 13 Writing Assignment
  Unit 14
    Unit 14 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      How Does Soil pH Affect Fertilizers and Fertility
      How to Test Soil pH
      pH for the Garden
      Soil pH: What it Means
      Video: Back to Homestead - Basics of soil pH & Fertilizers
      Video: Top Ten Secrets - #2 Tomatoes, Everything You Need to Know
    Unit 14 Writing Assignment
    Unit 14 Lab.pdf
  Unit 15
    Unit 15 Introduction
  Unit 16
    Unit 16 Introduction
    Final Project.pdf