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= Welcome! =


 * I created this site as I made my unit on food safety in America.

On the right I have links to websites I found while working on my unit. Many of them I am not using, but I did not removed them in case they might be useful in the future.

However, at the beginning of the list, I have listed by days worksheets that go with specific lessons outlined below in my unit plan.

//Is America's Food Safe?// ** 
 * Day 1:** //Food Inc.// documentary (Introduce food safety widget)


 * Day 2:** Why do we eat? – to get energy needed for life (measured in calories)

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 * Day 3:** What are the different nutrients? – ELearning Gizmo

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 * Day 5:** How can we know what nutrients are in the foods we eat? – read article and look at food labels

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 * Day 4:** Why do we need to eat a variety of foods? – to avoid malnutrition (look at hunger in the world)

1)Percent of consumed food that is imported [] 2)Debate between locally grown and imported foods []
 * Day 6:** Where do we get our food in America? – locally grown vs. imported foods – look at two articles:


 * Day 7:** How are imported foods regulated in America? – FDA (video/podcast and power point presentation on FDA regulation) []


 * Day 8-10:** WebQuest on food safety in America

1)A look back on food-borne illnesses in 2009[| http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-04-15-food-poisoning_N.htm] 2)A website with information about campylobacter, E. coli, listeria and norovirus, salmonella and shigella [] //Homework:// Listen to the following podcast and write a paragraph summary and reactions to the issue of food-borne poisoning in America: []
 * Day 11:** How relevant are food-borne illnesses in America? – look at some news articles on food-borne illnesses

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 * Day 12-14:** How can people handle food safely to prevent illnesses? – break into groups and become experts on how to safely handle one type of food: meat; chicken, turkey and other poultry; seafood; eggs. dairy; or fresh produce. Make poster and present information to the class. Use the FDA website for information on food safety:

1) A woman paralyzed due to E. coli poisoning [] 2) Deaths due to salmonella poisoning [] and [] 3) Food poisoning in America []
 * Day 15:** What are some health concerns related to food safety? - look at news articles


 * Day 16-17:** Court case preparation and trial. We will use the case documented in //Food Inc.// A four-year old boy died from food poisoning from a hamburger. The family is suing the company responsible for distributing the poor quality food. It is a case between the family and corporation.


 * Day 18:** Review


 * Day 19:** Test