http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/viewpoints/
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
http://www.answers.com/topic/genetically-modified-food
Answer the questions in your science notebook. You DO NOT have to copy the questions, but be sure to write using complete sentences!
1. What are GM (genetically modified) foods?
2. Why are GM foods used? What are some advantages?
3. What are some disadvantages/concerns with GM foods?
4. How could genetically modified foods help with world hunger in less developed nations?
5. What environmental risks can there potentially be?
6. How might genetically modified foods benefit or help the environment?
7. How are GM foods regulated in the United States? In the world?
Go to the following website and complete the activities that go along with it
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/
Click on engineer a crop to begin with.
Read the quick intro and then complete the two activities “Selective Breeding” and “Transgenic Mutation”. Then answer the
following:
1. Explain selective breeding.
2. Explain transgenic mutation.
Now go back to the main page and click on “Guess What’s Coming to Dinner”.
Read the short intro and then click on the activity.
Answer the following
1. How can bananas cure malaria?
2. Which foods have been genetically modified the most?
3. How might the strawberries, pears, and apples you eat someday make you gain less weight because of genetic modification?
Wrap it all up.
The question of using GM foods is one that has two clear sides. Industry, government, and many academic
scientists tout the benefits of genetically modified (GM) foods for agriculture,
ecosystems, and human health and well-being, including feeding a world
population bursting at the seams. With equal passion, consumer groups,
environmental activists, religious organizations, and some scientists warn of
unforeseen health, environmental, and socioeconomic consequences. The debate
concerns something very personal to each of us: what we and our children are
eating. And whether you realize it or not, you've been consuming GM foods for
some time. Now it is your turn to take a side… write a one paragraph
PERSUASIVE essay on GM foods. How
do you feel? Where do you stand?
WHY? (Write on your own piece of paper… not enough room
here)
Webquest Part II Factory
Farms.
http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/factoryfarming/
(biased against Factory Farms)
http://www.hsus.org/farm/about/what_is_a_factory_farm.html
(against Factory Farms)
http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/responsibility/default.aspx
(need for mass farm production)
-on this site click“environmental safety”, “animal welfare”,
etc.
1. Describe a factory farm.
2. In what ways are they harmful to the environment?
3. What are some arguments about how they treat their animals?
4.. Are there any arguments for them? If so, describe them.
5. List one open-ended thought provoking question for a class debate on the issue. Be sure to include your answer/opinion
to the question.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/viewpoints/
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
http://www.answers.com/topic/genetically-modified-food
Answer the questions in your science notebook. You DO NOT have to copy the questions, but be sure to write using complete sentences!
1. What are GM (genetically modified) foods?
2. Why are GM foods used? What are some advantages?
3. What are some disadvantages/concerns with GM foods?
4. How could genetically modified foods help with world hunger in less developed nations?
5. What environmental risks can there potentially be?
6. How might genetically modified foods benefit or help the environment?
7. How are GM foods regulated in the United States? In the world?
Go to the following website and complete the activities that go along with it
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/
Click on engineer a crop to begin with.
Read the quick intro and then complete the two activities “Selective Breeding” and “Transgenic Mutation”. Then answer the
following:
1. Explain selective breeding.
2. Explain transgenic mutation.
Now go back to the main page and click on “Guess What’s Coming to Dinner”.
Read the short intro and then click on the activity.
Answer the following
1. How can bananas cure malaria?
2. Which foods have been genetically modified the most?
3. How might the strawberries, pears, and apples you eat someday make you gain less weight because of genetic modification?
Wrap it all up.
The question of using GM foods is one that has two clear sides. Industry, government, and many academic
scientists tout the benefits of genetically modified (GM) foods for agriculture,
ecosystems, and human health and well-being, including feeding a world
population bursting at the seams. With equal passion, consumer groups,
environmental activists, religious organizations, and some scientists warn of
unforeseen health, environmental, and socioeconomic consequences. The debate
concerns something very personal to each of us: what we and our children are
eating. And whether you realize it or not, you've been consuming GM foods for
some time. Now it is your turn to take a side… write a one paragraph
PERSUASIVE essay on GM foods. How
do you feel? Where do you stand?
WHY? (Write on your own piece of paper… not enough room
here)
Webquest Part II Factory
Farms.
http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/factoryfarming/
(biased against Factory Farms)
http://www.hsus.org/farm/about/what_is_a_factory_farm.html
(against Factory Farms)
http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/responsibility/default.aspx
(need for mass farm production)
-on this site click“environmental safety”, “animal welfare”,
etc.
1. Describe a factory farm.
2. In what ways are they harmful to the environment?
3. What are some arguments about how they treat their animals?
4.. Are there any arguments for them? If so, describe them.
5. List one open-ended thought provoking question for a class debate on the issue. Be sure to include your answer/opinion
to the question.