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.
Room 212: Mr. Shaddox's 7th Grade Social Studies
An online hub for what's happening in Windsor 7 social studies
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Pathway to the Plate Final Assessment
Monday, May 16, 2016
Finalizing the Research
Today's Agenda:
- REVISION: Revise research (based on feedback from teacher conference) → Save as Research Draft #3 (Make a print and turn it in to Mr. Shaddox).
- 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).
- LOCAL SUSTAINABLE: Write Local Sustainable Draft #1 (Purple). Type it, print it and turn it in to Mrs. Sobol.
- GROWING GUIDE: Write Growing Guide (Blue) Draft #1. Type it, print it and turn it in to Mr. Payne.
- 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.
- 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
Friday, May 13, 2016
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
Here's your new expert. Please use this link for your research!
Smiling Hill Farm
http://www.smilinghill.com/Page1.html
Thursday, May 5, 2016
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/
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/
Monday, May 2, 2016
Local Food Experts
Blueberries
Chicken
Kale
Lobster
Milk
Apples
Mushrooms
Potatoes
Eggs
Fish
George Parmenter (Hannaford) - See teacher for info
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Path to the Plate > Sources for Research
Apples
Blueberries
Chicken
Eggs
Fish (Wild/Fresh-Caught vs. Farmed)
Kale
Lobster (Wild/Fresh-Caught vs. Farmed)
Milk
Mushrooms
Potatoes
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethhoffman/2012/04/23/five-reasons-to-eat-organic-apples-pesticides-healthy-communities-and-you/#e0b003a6d21e
- http://wakethewolves.com/organic-apples-vs-regular-apples-does-it-really-matter/
- http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/16/health/apples-genetically-modified-usda/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/apples-to-peel-or-not-to-peel/2014/12/01/f9f97e9e-74d5-11e4-9d9b-86d397daad27_story.html
Blueberries
- http://arstechnica.com/science/2008/07/are-organic-blueberries-better-for-you/
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-walter-crinnion/organic-food-blueberries_b_594624.html
- http://www.blueberrycouncil.org/about-blueberries/
- https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/organicvsconventional.aspx
- http://ehealthmd.com/content/truth-about-health-benefits-blueberries#axzz478R9h1oP
- Organic - Pro
- Organic vs. Conventional - Price
Chicken
- http://certifiedhumane.org/things-consider-buying-chicken/
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eatingwell/buying-chicken_b_1375953.html
- http://www.menshealth.com/health/scary-truth-about-chicken
- http://homeguides.sfgate.com/benefits-organic-freerange-chicken-79319.html
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7278524&fileId=S0007114509992236
- https://newsela.com/articles/foodborne-outbreaks/id/12859/ (Newsela)
- http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2007/05/01/organic-farming-strains-environment
Eggs
- http://sport360.com/article/health-and-fitness/175547/360fit-a-guide-to-which-type-of-eggs-you-should-buy/
- Consumer Reports Video
- Farm Fresh Vs. Conventional
- http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/12/23/370377902/farm-fresh-natural-eggs-not-always-what-they-re-cracked-up-to-be (Definitions for labels!)
- (Antibiotics-Free) https://www.uspoultry.org/faq/faq.cfm
- (Pasture-Raised) https://authoritynutrition.com/pastured-vs-omega-3-vs-conventional-eggs/
- (Farm Fresh) http://ohsnapletseat.com/2013/04/01/different-types-of-eggs/
Fish (Wild/Fresh-Caught vs. Farmed)
- http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/ask-well-wild-fish-vs-farmed-fish/?_r=0
- http://wtop.com/food/2015/06/what-you-need-to-know-about-farm-raised-vs-wild-caught-fish/
- https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_velings_the_case_for_fish_farming
- http://www.seafoodwatch.org/-/m/sfw/pdf/guides/mba-seafoodwatch-northeast-guide.pdf?la=en
Kale
- http://www.builtlean.com/2012/09/18/kale/
- http://huntgatherlove.com/content/just-kale-me-how-your-kale-habit-slowly-destroying-your-health-and-world
- http://foodfacts.mercola.com/kale.html
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/builtlean/best-food-to-buy-organic_b_3779168.html
- https://bitchmedia.org/post/the-cost-of-kale-how-foodie-trends-can-hurt-low-income-families (Did you know?) - Rising cost of kale since 2011.
Lobster (Wild/Fresh-Caught vs. Farmed)
- http://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/groups/lobster
- http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/06future/lobsterfarm.htm
- http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/lobster-healthy-food-4049.html
- http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/03/03/too-few-fish-in-the-sea/lobster-limits-show-short-term-thinking
- (Economic Considerations) http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/buying-lobster/
- (Maine lobsters in Sweden) http://www.wsj.com/articles/marauding-american-lobsters-find-themselves-in-hot-water-1462457114
- (Proposed ban in exporting lobsters) http://www.pressherald.com/2016/04/10/trade-specialists-question-science-behind-proposed-export-ban-on-lobsters/
Milk
- http://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/smart-choices/how-buy-best-milk
- http://fitnessreloaded.com/organic-milk-vs-regular-milk/
- http://news.mpbn.net/post/maine-farmers-benefiting-organic-milk-demand-can-planet#stream/0
- http://basiceating.blogspot.com/2009/05/environmental-impact-of-milk.html
- http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/the-dairy-industry-and-the-environment/
Mushrooms
- http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/marketing-profiles/organic/Organic-mushroom-category-remains-strong-186503631.html
- http://www.100thmonkeymushrooms.com/2014/06/eat-mushrooms-grown-organically/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/04/18/why-this-genetically-modified-mushroom-is-bypassing-usda-regulation/
Potatoes
- http://www.farmtoforktexas.com/farmtoforkblog/2015/5/22/conventional-vs-organic-potatoes-1
- http://www.examiner.com/article/michael-pollan-reveals-why-you-may-never-eat-another-mcdonald-s-french-fry-again
- http://livingmaxwell.com/health-risks-conventional-potatoes
- http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11540-014-9272-2
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/10986807/Organic-vs-pesticides-debate-still-ahot-potato.html (Especially the last 4 paragraphs)
- http://www.thecultureist.com/2014/09/08/proof-potatoes-organic-food-better/
- http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_green_lantern/2011/11/health_food_is_it_better_for_the_environment_than_junk_food_.html
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
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