How Food Deserts Affect Communities

6th – 8th Grade

Learning + Food Objectives:
Students will discover the negative effects food deserts have on communities and will design a grocery store to aid a community in their area.

Common Core Standards:
Common Core English Language Arts

Creating a final product from research

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.7
Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.5
Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.