Saturday, September 16, 2006

Turf Warrior Article Discussion

Admit Slip: You are given an article to read and some of the pages are missing or are out of order. Give one good way and one bad way to deal with this.

Objective: 1. Students will have a debates as to whether or not genetically modified (transgenic) grass will have positive or negative impacts on society and the environment. 2. Students be able to identify what makes a source reliable or questionable when conducting research.

Questions raised as a result of the debates:
**What will the economic impacts be of producing transgenic grass if Europe has a zero tollerance policy for transgenic organisms?
**What will the impact of transgenic organisms be on native species?
**Are there any crops that are not genetically modified?

NOTE: Because I made a mistake in photocopying the article and many people wasted valuable time trying to decipher the text, you will not have homework tonight.

Click here if you would like to read the article in the correct order (From Wired.com)