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  • Following our Food

    5/16/12 • (0)

    As we enter into chapters 3 and 4 of “Omnivore’s Dilemma” we are beginning to see why there was such a dramatic change in the agricultural practices in the US following World War 2.  As Michale Pollan embarks on his journey to follow the corn from harvest to table, we will be recording the food [...]

  • Who is Michael Pollan?

    4/23/12 • (0)

    We’ll take a closer look at the author of Omnivore’s Dilemma this week and learn more about his life and how he came to be such a prominent voice in the world of food.  Once we’re better acquainted with him, well compare his views on industrial farming with those of last week’s guest speaker, Curt [...]

  • Pink Slime

    4/18/12 • (0)

    Its in the news and unpopular.  After some photos of the processed meat that goes into much of the fast food industries food, as well the processed and packaged meat sold in grocery stores went viral on internet celebrity chef Jamie Oliver revealed the process by which it is made to TV audiences.  The subsequent [...]

  • A Serindipitous Special Guest

    4/10/12 • (0)

    In another only-at-Green School moment, we were lucky to welcome Curt Lowe to our class today to share some of his farming expertise.  After a unit about the Green Revolution and just before a unit about the food industry and our choices within it, in walks Curt, father of Pak Chad.  Curt grew up on [...]

  • The Omnivore’s Dilemma

    4/09/12 • (0)

    With an extra Current events lessons early in the week this week, we’ll turn our attention to Michael Pollen’s excellent book The Omnivore’s Dilemma at the end of the week.  This book, which has a special young readers edition, will serve as the basis for a unit interconnected with English about the world food industry [...]

  • A Look at the News

    3/15/12 • (0)

    With our Green Revolution unit wrapped-up, we took advantage of the computers this week to focus on the 5 W’s and an H in news stories.  We’ll try to zero in on food security issues in the news and answer; What happened in this story? Who is this story about? When did this story take [...]

  • GMOs and the Future of Food

    3/05/12 • (0)

    After a test on Tuesday covering our community garden and Green Revolution units, we’ll take a look at the film “Can GM Food Save the World“.  Hosted by a sustainable farmer and GMO skeptic, the film bills itself as an objective observer trying to discover the safety of GMO food and their ability to feed [...]

  • Prezis are Due February 29

    2/27/12 • (0)

    We’ll work on our Green Revolution inquiry prezis in class this Tuesday.  All prezis should be finished and ready to present in class on Wednesday, 29 February.  Each student will be responsible for assessing their classmate’s prezis as we take a look at where each person’s curiosity took them. From positive and negative effects of [...]

  • 5 W’s and H of a News Story

    2/21/12 • (0)

    We have been working on a current event assignment for which the students are identifying the who, what, when, where, why, and how of news stories.  They will look at a local and a global story, one environmental story, and one of their choice.  Due to yearbook photos and internet difficulties, we’ve had trouble getting [...]

  • A Look at the Green Revolution

    2/20/12 • (0)

    We’ll take a look at the Green Revolution and its contribution to world food security later this week after we finish a current events lesson from last Friday.  While the Green Revolution did wonders for global food security when it was first implemented, its downsides are now becoming more and more apparent.  We’ll challenge the [...]