<aside> 🚜 Hi Ecowarriors, it's movie day! In today's lesson, you'll watch some fun videos and learn about the various negative effects of industrial agriculture, which is the large-scale production of food.

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Pesticides Video

For today’s activity, you will watch a few short videos and answer some questions. First, watch this video for an introduction to pesticides and how/why they are used on our food.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noC-aaR7CLc&ab_channel=HarvestPublicMedia

Review Questions

<aside> 💡 Feel free to respond to these questions on a sheet of paper, or use this Google Doc

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1. What are pesticides used for?
2. Herbicides kill _______, insecticides kill _________.
3. True/False: Organic food is pesticide free
4. List some federal organizations that regulate pesticide use.

Pros and Cons of GMOS

Next, watch this video to learn about the upsides and downsides of GMOs (genetically modified organisms).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BalxcRtP-m4&ab_channel=CoolerMedia

Review Questions

<aside> 💡 Feel free to respond to these questions on a sheet of paper, or use this Google Doc

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1. What percentage of the world's food crop is lost each year?
2. Food production must increase by ___% by 2050.
3. What are GMOs?
4. List 3 pros of using GMOs:
5. List 3 cons of using GMOs: