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Food Waste

Provided by: The YEARS Project |Published on: August 1, 2021

Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This short video resource displays text, images, and video clips describing the huge amount of greenhouse gases emitted from food waste.
Students will learn about where, how, and why food waste causes greenhouse gas emissions.
Students will also learn the ways that we can help reduce food waste and also provide more food to people in need.

Subjects: Science, Social Studies

Authors: The YEARS Project

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

This video is short, but provides enough information to help students identify the scope of the problem and some great solutions currently available.

Additional Prerequisites

This video is easy to follow but it is not narrated, so you may need to pause it to provide enough time for all students to read along.

Differentiation

It might be beneficial for students to explore the carbon, water, and land footprints of various foods using the Environmental Impacts of Food Data Explorer to investigate other ways to reduce emissions from food.
Related resources include How to Change Your Diet to Fight Climate Change and Footprint Calculator.
Students can create infographics to persuade others to do their part to avoid food waste.

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All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.