Farm to Table Presentations

As you know, our class has been working on researching, developing, and presenting projects based on our theme for September, Farm to Table. A portion of our homeroom time in the first weeks of October has been devoted to student presentations of their work. Students came up with their own research questions based on our class discussions, then developed a project from conception to presentation. While there has been a decided slant toward research projects based on the darker side of meat production (we've learned a lot about factory farming over the last few weeks), we've been treated to a wide range of topics:

Henry's report on food additives included a dramatic debate between a Hostess Zinger and a locally-produced cake from Zingerman's.

Noah shared information about the life of chickens in factory farms.

Melissa used a visual aid to demonstrate the average space allotted to a pig at a factory farm: three square feet. 

Henry A. reported on mechanically separated beef, more commonly known as "pink slime."

Lee created a game that takes the player on a journey that begins as a seed of wheat and ends as a loaf of bread.

We've learned a lot while working on these projects, and much of it has to do with the research process itself. We'll be taking what we've learned and applying it to our new Ancient Civilizations theme. We'll be working with this theme for two full months, which will allow for more rigorous and in-depth projects. 

Ask your student about their project! What did they research? What did they learn? How did their presentation go? (There have been a couple that have been rescheduled, so not everyone has had a chance to present yet.)

One related note, we'll be visiting the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, October 24 in the afternoon. It should be a great trip!