Category: 6th Grade

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Tacos Al Pastor

Students will interpret and identify the sources and origins of different foods and their ingredients by analyzing immigration patterns, learning about different cultures, and mapping the ingredients that make up the Taco Al Pastor.

Using Math to Make Healthier Choices

Students will compare two recipes and determine the healthier choice by calculating the percentages of nutrients in each.

You Are What You Eat

Students will learn about different ingredients that can be used in a trail mix, reflect on how their ingredient choices are the result of their unique backgrounds, and understand their family’s food history and the foods that make up their family’s specific culture.

Why We Need Seaweed

Students will learn about the benefits of seaweed and discover the impact that seaweed can have on climate change, the environment, and human health.

Where in the World? Food Sources and Origins

Students will learn more about geography by identifying areas of the world where food is produced, identifying networks of food movement, and making inferences about how food goes from farm to table.

What’s In Your Hot Chips?

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.

What Am I Eating?

Students will use the skills of comparing and contrasting to evaluate nutrition labels (functional/informational texts) of a variety of foods.

Unusual Food Options

Students will understand the impacts of agriculture on the environment and identify foods that are better for the environment by learning about and tasting alternative food sources such as seaweed and grasshoppers.

The Angles of Honey Bees

Students will learn about and calculate angles in nature by learning about honey bees’ “waggle” dance and tasting various samples of honey.

Seasonality: Everything In Its Own Time

Students will practice reading and math skills while creating a unique recipe using seasonal ingredients in order to learn about seasonality.

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