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





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