Rethinking Food Waste
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Biology, Civics
Authors: Educated Choices Program
Location: Earth
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Synopsis
- This video-based lesson guides students in exploring how food waste occurs throughout the food system.
- Students will learn the impacts of food waste on the environment, and the environmental and social implications of meat and dairy production.
- The resource includes a video, lesson plan, guided notes, homework, activities, discussion questions, and a quiz to accompany the video and its topics.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video covers a lot of information in a short period of time.
- The resource provides guided notes to keep students on task as they watch.
Prerequisites
- Teachers will need to create an account to access materials.
- Students should know about climate change and its impacts.
- Teachers may want to define the term apartheid before students watch the Distribution portion of the video.
- If teachers want to give students the link to the video, they should use the provided Student Link so they do not give students access to teaching materials.
Differentiation & Implementation
- After hearing about the social implications of CAFOs, students can research other examples of environmental injustice.
- After watching, students can do an audit of their personal food waste and then create an action plan for reducing their waste.
- If students do not already have a school composting program, they can develop and propose one for the school or set up a classroom compost.
- To make art connections, students can create posters warning others not to waste food.
This resource from the Educated Choices Program offers a comprehensive video presentation guiding students through the intricacies of the food supply chain, addressing loss and waste at each stage. Enhanced with vibrant graphics and articulate narration, the video ensures clarity and understanding, with sources provided for major assertions. Additionally, an exemplary educational package accompanies the video, comprising detailed notes, homework assignments, and a quiz, forming a cohesive two-class unit. While commendable, a slight critique lies in the provision of only a 'sample of sources,' rather than a comprehensive citation for every claim. However, the resource's paramount strength lies in its rigorous examination of greenhouse gas emissions across the entire food supply chain, from production to methane emitted during food waste disposal in landfills. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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