The Ethics of Food

You will be part of a group of four. Each group member will be assigned one subtopic in this Web Quest to focus upon. You will be responsible for researching by reading all the links provided for your subtopic. 

Once you have read all the links for your subtopic, you will meet with other classmates who have researched the same subtopic to discuss the issue and compare results. You can refine your conclusions if necessary. 

Next, you will compose your findings for your subtopic. Your response should include definitions of any important terms,  a one-sentence summary of each source from this Web Quest, a response that uses the most convincing evidence from  each source (including MLA citations if needed), and a MLA works cited page. 

Finally, you will share your conclusions with your group mates. You should bring a hard copy to class for each group member, as well as one copy for me, the instructor. 

Now, let's begin our Webquest research!

Resources: 

You will be researching one aspect of our central question for this Web Quest:

How do our food choices affect communities, farm animals, the environment, and health?

Complete only the section that has been assigned to you by Professor Rai.

See the Task section of this Webquest for what you need to complete. 

Group One: 

Factory Farm Animals: Their Health and Welfare

http://www.eatinganimals.com/ Click on The Book to read excerpt

http://www.idausa.org/facts/factoryfarmfacts.html 

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/How-We-Treat-Animals-We-Eat-Brochure-Final-9-9-10.pdf 

Group Two:

Community: Conditions for Farm Workers 

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/february-3-2012/farmworker-justice/10207/

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Health/MostDangerousJob_FFN.html

http://www.foodispower.org/factory_farm_workers.htm

http://rt.com/usa/news/monsanto-sued-farmers-housing-889/

Group Three:

Environment: Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture

http://www.thedailymeal.com/10-reasons-organic-food-so-expensive 

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/31/study-found-toxin-from-gm-crops-is-showing-up-in-human-blood.aspx 

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/environment_4panelbw.pdf

Group Four:

Health: Food Safety and Nutritional Impacts

http://civileats.com/2012/06/27/the-obesity-paradox-overfed-but-undernourished/ 

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080723/HEALTH/807230315/-1/HEALTH05 

http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/health/

All:

Glossary of Food-Related Terms

http://www.ethicurean.com/resources/glossary/