SR GCE Portfolio

For our last unit we are focusing on birth. In class we have been talking about the different components food has and what it's made of. We also watched a documentary called "Food inc." The reason why we decided to watch the documentary because we wanted to see how our food is actually handled with. I can say this opened our eyes and we were able to see how farmer, animals, and food is treated. I enjoyed this unit because I believe it was very important because this issue is happening in our generation and is effecting us. Citations: NPR.Oh, So That's What Goes Into A McDonald's Chicken. February 06, 2014.  Maria Godoy  TakePart. Food, Inc. January 22, 2015

In this unit of Food For Thought we were discussing death and how food surplus effects it in many ways. In class, we have been talking about issues/conflict that had happened in history that has been caused by the food we also looked at an article about the Irish potato famine. We also defined what monoculture and polyculture are and how they might affect the agricultural world especially when you have a low food supply. For this AP we were assigned to pick a topic that food surplus effects. I chose to do salinization when choosing the topic of our choice we get to look up certain historical events that involve what we chose and we get to the significance of the concern.   You Can't Say You Are Saltier Than Salinization from GCE Lab School on Vimeo . Script: You can’t say you are saltier than salinization. Salinization is the process of which salt accumulates in the soil it is a concern for many reasons. The reason why it concerns us is that it affects the g...

Throughout this unit we were able to learn the origin of foods but at the same time we were able to learn our families food origins. Through this process we were also able to speak to family members to get an insider perspective of how they interpret their traditional foods. The purpose of this Action Project is to not only explore the process of foods but to also explore your own personal process of special family foods that signify your family and culture. SR.FamilyTree.2018 Overall this unit was very important we were able to see other traditions but also ours and the meaning of our food that important to our family. I enjoyed this AP because I feel like it got me closer to culture and family talking about different dishes and different foods that are important and meaningful to us and relatives.