This is the Keynote and script for our presentation.
Today we worked really well. I have started adding useful info to our webpage. So far there is only a video and a section from the South China Morning Post but before I leave there will be more. Vicky is nearly done combining all our synthesized data so we can review it and use it on both the website and the keynote presentation. When that’s finished we’ll start working on the keynote presentation and hopefully try to work on doing our action. We’ve tweaked our action plan little but it isn’t written down. Basically we’re going to make 6 bright, attention catching posters that have a few big words with info about BPA. I came up with the idea after thinking about WWI & WWII propaganda posters.
Today we work well at the beginning, but then sloped downward. A lot of the reporting got done today and more data collection and revising. Our only problem was the approaching weekend causing everyone to get excited and at the same time tired and by the end of class no work was getting done. Next class we'll have to do some more work with our data.
SCMP
Manufacturers told to stop using the substance in the infant products over fears it is harmful Mimi Lau in Guangzhou Jun 01, 2011 Beijing is banning baby bottles made with the chemical bisphenol A for fear that it may be harmful to infants, according to a government notice released online last week. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is widely used to harden plastics such as those used to make water bottles and baby milk bottles. The Health Ministry and five other state agencies ordered manufacturers to stop making baby bottles with BPA from today. It also required that all baby bottles made with BPA be pulled off shelves by September 1. The import of BPA-made milk bottles would also be banned thereafter. The government said the extent of contamination from BPA-made food containers was extremely small and no evidence existed to prove such minute amounts posed a health threat. But officials were taking precautions pending more tests on the substance to protect infants, as they could be more vulnerable because of prolonged contact with milk bottles. Mainland manufacturers and importers must recall the milk bottles, but the plastic chemical can still be used to make other bottles, food containers and food packaging, the new regulations said. The World Health Organisation says there are concerns over BPA's use due to its potential toxicity and hormonal properties, but studies are inconclusive. Some scientists believe BPA is a carcinogen. In October, Canada became the first country to classify the controversial chemical as a toxic substance, and the European Union followed suit in March by banning BPA- containing milk bottles. [email protected] Today we combined our collected data. Vicky combined all of our data onto one document and is currently making the bibliography. We were very hard working today. We finished all of the things that we had intended to finish plus a few other tasks. We have already brainstormed and decided on an action for our group. We're going to inform the school about BPA and its effects. Next class we should be able to finish up
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