Pathway to the Plate Final Assessment

Windsor 7 students, the link for your final assessment is below. Simply click on the link and begin the assessment when your teacher instructs you.

https://docs.google.com/a/portlandschools.org/forms/d/1ozYaMg7k5KMaCtma36MhMep70EkNV6v13vu4qiKeZns/viewform

Finalizing the Research

Today's Agenda:

1. REVISION: Revise research (based on feedback from teacher conference) → Save as Research Draft #3 (Make a print and turn it in to Mr. Shaddox).
2. LOCAL FOOD EXPERT: If it’s available, read the Local Food Expert e-mail response and add it to your research. Cite it as (EXPERT).
3. LOCAL SUSTAINABLE: Write Local Sustainable Draft #1 (Purple). Type it, print it and turn it in to Mrs. Sobol.
4. GROWING GUIDE: Write Growing Guide (Blue) Draft #1. Type it, print it and turn it in to Mr. Payne.
5. IMAGES: Find images of your food for use in your food guide. Use royalty free/public domain images. Download the image(s) to your iPad. Start at this website: https://pixabay.com. We will use these images in the design of the pocket-sized food guide.
6. UPDATE EXPEDITION FOLDER: Old work --Make sure expedition folder is up-to-date with all reflections and completed notecathers. All expedition folders should be returned to 213 before you leave Friday.

Exit Ticket

HOWLs Self-Assessment

Milk Local Food Expert Update

Hey team, we've switched your local food expert contact. Unfortunately, Milkweed Farms no longer produces milk.

Here's your new expert. Please use this link for your research!

Smiling Hill Farm
http://www.smilinghill.com/Page1.html

Organic vs. Conventional Price Comparison

If you are researching apples, chicken, eggs, or milk, this source presents a really interesting price comparison of organic and conventional products:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/03/cost-of-organic-food/index.htm

If you are researching potatoes or apples, you can find info here:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JustOneThing/organic-nonorganic-buy/story?id=13310727

Here's another general source:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/organic-food-vs-conventional-food/

Local Food Experts

Blueberries

Highland Organics (http://www.AtasteofwildMaine.com)

Chicken

https://applecreekfarm.wordpress.com/

Kale

http://www.greensparkfarm.com/

http://mistybrook.com/

Lobster

http://www.readyseafood.com/home

http://www.cozyharbor.com/

Milk

http://www.smilinghill.com/Page1.html

Apples

http://www.getrealmaine.com/farms/Dow-Farm-Enterprise

Mushrooms

http://www.northspore.com/

http://www.capnstem.com/

Potatoes

http://www.digdeepfarm.com/

http://www.greensparkfarm.com/

Eggs

https://applecreekfarm.wordpress.com/

Fish

George Parmenter (Hannaford) - See teacher for info