Students analyze photos of families and their meals from different countries to explore how agriculture impacts food availability globally.
Students analyze conventionally grown and organically grown food to make an argument about which form of agriculture is best.
Students will deconstruct a ham and cheese sandwich, trace the ingredients back to the sources and determine the environmental factors and resources needed.
Students will discover the practical application of why corn, beans, and squash are considered “three sisters” in agriculture by reading the legend of the “Three Sisters” and preparing a traditional succotash.
Students will compare two recipes and determine the healthier choice by calculating the percentages of nutrients in each.
Students will better understand how to recognize and classify geometric figures (lines, angles, quadrilaterals) and how to use geometry vocabulary by building nutritious sandwiches composed of quadrilaterals and triangles.
Students will explore space meal planning by working in groups to learn about space food categories, create an astronaut meal plan, and develop space-friendly recipes.
Students will better understand nutrition labels and healthy alternatives by comparing and contrasting nutrition labels from two brand name snack foods (chips) and by creating their own healthy version of hot chips using a variety of spices.
Students will use the skills of comparing and contrasting to evaluate nutrition labels (functional/informational texts) of a variety of foods.
Students will better understand how to make healthier choices when choosing meals and snacks by learning what green foods are.
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