Week 10 Terrorism

Select one of the following groups and do some research online. Write 2-3 sentences describing what you learned and paste the name of the website where you got your information. Remember to carefully look at the source of information to ensure the website is reliable.
Consider the following....
Question 1: Who is the author?
Question 2: Is the information accurate?
Question 3: Is there bias?
Question 4: When was the website made?

Comment on the reliability of one of your peer's postings.

􀂊 Aum Shinrikyo
􀂊 Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso)
􀂊 Irish Republican Army (IRA)
􀂊 Falun Gong
􀂊 Basque Fatherland and Liberty
(Euskadi Ta Askatasuna --ETA)
􀂊 Kurds (Kurdish Workers Party--PKK)
􀂊 Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
􀂊 Hezbollah
􀂊 Sikh Separatists
􀂊 Tamil Tigers
(Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam--LTTE)
􀂊 Zapatista National Liberation Army
(Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional--EZLN)
􀂊 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(Fuerzas Armadas Rvolucionarias de Colombia--
FARC)
􀂊 Abu Sayyaf
􀂊 Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
􀂊 Al Qaeda

List taken from: http://future.state.gov/educators/lessons/43401.htm

Extra Credit - King Corn

After watching the documentary "King Corn", how do you think the corn industry is related to the following trends in obesity.

United States Obesity Rate: 30.6%
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity

The number of obese and overweight children has now climbed to 30% in 30 states
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/07/01/hscout628636.html

Extra Credit - Factory Farming

Warning: If you are squeamish, you may not want to read about this.

Visit the following humane society website and write about what you learned about factory farming - 3 sentences. Try to make your comments unique. Comment on one other student's posting.

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/campaigns/factory_farming/

Extra Credit - Flow Movie - March 10

Please post your thoughts after watching the movie "Flow".

Week 9 Climate Challenge

Play this game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/climate_challenge/

In 2-3 sentences, what did you learn about climate change?

Week 8 Darfur is Dying

Play the game Darfur is Dying: http://www.darfurisdying.com/

Write 3 sentences about what you learned from playing this game. Comment on a peer's posting

Week 7 - Life as a Refugee

Play Against All Odds, an interactive online game that teaches you about what it is like to be a refugee:

http://www.playagainstallodds.com/

Post a comment about what you learned or how you felt about Against All Odds. Comment on one peers posting.

Week 6 - Country Spreadsheet

As you gather information about global issues in different countries for your spreadsheet, share something interesting and unique about one country and comment on a peer's posting. Pay special attention to how countries compare to the U.S.