Check in!

Before reading any of the articles, please write your thinking on the space below.

What does GMO stand for? (video)

What is the first genetically engineering crop to be approved commercially in the United States? (Intro to GMO article)

Other countries are more strict that the United States in terms of allowing GMOs into the market (Intro to GMO article)

How is artificial selection different from genetically modifying organisms? (newsela article)

In your answer define artifical selection and genetically modified organisms.

What is the term the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to use on labels instead of GMO? (USDA article)

What exactly is a GMO crop? (USDA article)

Connect

Be ready to discuss the following question on our Zoom Meeting. Write your thoughts here so they are ready to go!

What are some of the ways that people have changed the way organisms (plants and animals) look?

Be prepared to describe one example from the text and one example from the videos we have examined.

Apply

Look at the foods in your home. 1) Take a photo of three food products from three different parts of the MyPlate (see below) and 2) circle whether or not it is labeled with a GMO label or not. You can line the three items up in ONE photo. 3) You will add audio to your response in the next question. (An example is below.)

Circle the label.

Reflect

How does science help us make informed decisions about our lives such as GMOs?

Check in!

You should now be done with Part A and B.

Send me a celebratory photo of yourself after the work is done! The more creative photo the better! Others will eventually see this too. 😀

Apply

In your opinion, are GMOs good or bad?

Write a thoughtful paragraph (7-10 sentences)including a claim, evidence and reasoning argument from the articles above.

Please attach this to the google classroom assignment as a document.

Here is an outline and rubric if you need to organize your thoughts and want to see how this is graded.

Check In

Re-read the the article, New label denoting bioengineered ingredients will soon appear on food items in 2020 (on previous resource list). According to the article, what is the current issue with the non-GMO labels in the store? Check all that apply.

Reflect

Respond in the space below. Think about the whole project and the conversation with your family member as you respond to these questions.

Which article are you reading?

Which is the second article are you reading?