الاثنين، 16 ديسمبر 2013

PLANNING

Lesson
activity
resources
Time
1

I will start my title page, introduction and start a little about science behind GM foods
Google images and search
29 minutes
2
Examples of GM Food, Why people think it’s good for us

 30 min
3
Why people think it’s bad for us

 20min
4
conclusion

 17 min
5
references

 15min
6
Do most of the un completed work

 12min

الأحد، 15 ديسمبر 2013

Design 3

- Font style
Garamound
- Text color
black
- Background color
ash
- Animations
None
- Transitions
slide1 shred, slide 2 ripple, slide 3 ferris wheel
- Pictures
selena gomez, Justin bieber, Wizkid, Harry styles
-Sound
none

design 2



 Font style
none
- Text color
black
- Background color
ash and black
- Animations
Black tie
- Transitions
Honey comb for slide 1, reveal for slide 2, wipe for slide 3.
- Pictures
my picture

السبت، 14 ديسمبر 2013

Choosing a design

Design 1:
- it was good because the picture was good 
- not enough points

Design 2:
- it was good because I uploaded my photo
- not enough points

Design 3:
- it is so cool
- I did not paste all the pictures of celebrities I like

Chosen Design:
- design 3 because it is awesome and I love it



الأحد، 24 نوفمبر 2013

2.     What action has been taken to try and prevent the technology developing?

          Answer: Continued development of herbicide-tolerant, virus- and pest-resistant crops.
2.     What are the problems with this technology?
                Answer: it creates superbugs and super weeds ,it kills bees and butterflies.

  1. 1.     What foods are affected by this technology?                                                                                      answer: corn,strawberries,tomatoes and pinapples

For,against and facts in genetically modified food


FOR
AGAINST
FACTS
Herbicide tolerance
Unintended harm to other organisms
Genetically modified foods have been linked to toxics and allergic reactions
Pest resistance
Reduced effectiveness of pesticides
Most developed nations do not consider GMOs to be safe
Nutrition
Gene transfer to non-target species
Scientists can take a gene from one living thing and put it directly into another plant or animal
Virus resistance
Genetically modified ingredients can cause cancer
 Many people say these genetically modified, or GM, foods may end up harming the environment and humans
Disease resistance 
It could raise new allergy outbreaks in humans
GM foods could carry genes that trigger allergies or other side effects.
Pharmaceuticals
Under-Developed countries becoming more dependent on other communities.
 plants with new genes forced into them will accidentally crossbreed with wild plants and create pesticide-resistant superweeds.
www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview
www.livescience.com/40895-gmo-facts.html
www.nature.com/.../genetically-modified-organisms-gmos-transgenic-cr...
pioneerio.hubpages.com › Health
 www.factmonster.com › Science › Food

الاثنين، 18 نوفمبر 2013

Genetically modified food search
1.   What is the science behind genetically modified foods?
                                 The vast majority of the research on genetically modified (GM) crops suggests that they are safe to eat and that they have the potential to feed millions of people worldwide who currently go hungry.
Yet not all criticisms of GM are so easily rejected, and pro-GM scientists are often dismissive and even unscientific in their rejection of the counterevidence.

A careful analysis of the risks and benefits argues for expanded deployment and safety testing of GM crops.

الاثنين، 11 نوفمبر 2013

Searching for the truth

MYP Unit 1 – Worksheet: ‘Searching for the Truth’
Genetically Modified Foods
Select three search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc) and search for.’
Without opening any of the sites, copy the top four web addresses that each search engine found.
Using ONLY the information provided by the search engine, complete the following:

Search Engine:
URL
Usefulness of Information
What the site tells us
What type of organization hosts this site
Google




1st Result
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food
Useful
 foods produced from organisms that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic ...
2nd Result

International Business Times

Not useful
GMO Inside launches a new consumer self-labeling campaign using downloadable labels.
3rd Result
www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
useful
Recent studies about genetically-modified foods indicate that GMOs may cause harm to monarch butterfly caterpillars
CSA
4th Result
Images for Genetically Modified Foods.

useful
It shows us pictures
Description: http://gmo-freephoenix.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gmo-tomato.jpg

Search Engine:
URL
Usefulness of Information
What the site tells us
What type of organization hosts this site
bing




1st Result
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food
Useful
 foods produced from organisms that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food
2nd Result
www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
Not useful
Genetically-modified foods (GM foods) have made a big splash in the news lately. .

CSA
3rd Result
geneticallyengineeredfoodnews.com
useful
genetically Engineered Food News is focused on informing consumers of the possible dangers and effects of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) on the world’s food
Genetically engineered food news
4th Result
gmo.mercola.com
useful
Read GMO news and articles from Dr. Mercola, and discover the dangers and health risk of genetically modified food
GMO

Search Engine:
URL
Usefulness of Information
What the site tells us
What type of organization hosts this site
yahoo




1st Result
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food
useful
 are foods produced from organisms that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food
2nd Result
www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php  
useful
Recent studies about genetically-modified foods indicate that GMOs may cause harm to monarch butterfly caterpillars. Corn plants have been ...
CSA
3rd Result
www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/are-biotech-foods... 
Not useful
Most Americans have eaten genetically modified foods without knowing it, but are they safe?

4th Result
www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/the-very-real... 
useful
New research shows that when we eat we're consuming more than just vitamins and protein. Our bodies are also absorbing information





Internet Terminology-Terms

Terms
Definition
URL 
An Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.hmco.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (trade).



Export
a. To send (data) from one program to another: "You'll need to export your spreadsheet file into a desktop publishing program"(Jon Pepper).
b. To use an application to store (data) on disk, usually for use by another program.


Import 
 To receive (data) into one program from another
www 
World Wide Web

Domain name
A series of alphanumeric strings separated by periods, such as www.hmco.com, that is an address of a computer network connection and that identifies the owner of the address.
Search engine 
1. A software program that searches a database and gathers and reports information that contains or is related to specified terms.
2. A website whose primary function is providing a search engine for gathering and reporting information available on the Internet or a portion of the Internet.

http:// 
A protocol used to request and transmit files, especially web pages and webpage components, over the Internet or other computer network.
Internet browser
 a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"