International Foods 9/10 - Global Food Production
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Day 1: Exploring ideas and gaining background knowledge.
Day 2: Group development of inquiry question & submits it to teachers. Project management log. Refocus and continue research. Days 3-5: Continuation of research. Daily entries into Project Management Log. Check-ins with teachers to ensure project is on-track. Days 6-7: Finalize presentations with visuals and works cited. Final step: Student reflection |
Use some of the school's Subscribed Databases in your research. BONUS: most of these create citations for you!
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Below are links to some articles and videos that might help get you thinking:
The End of Meat? France - banned from throwing away or destroying unsold food Counterfeit foods and how to spot them Farming for Fish Food Sovereignty Opposing Viewpoints: Food Waste in America vs. France Super Size - The Dizzying Grandeur of 21st Century Agriculture NPR Fresh Food: The Science, Politics and Culture of What We Eat - several excellent videos on a variety of topics Should We Eat Bugs? Climate Change Will Change How We Grow Food Golden Rice - a strain of rice that can provide Vitamin A to populations whose diet is often deficient Soda Tax Cuts Consumption of Sugary Drinks Plastic Straw in Sea Turtle Nose Plastics in the Oceans and Albatrosses Innovative Food Security Programs in Kamloops Oceans - Suzuki Foundation TRU Sustainability Office - Black Gold Fleet Farming in Orlando |