Food for Thought
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Lesson Plans
Subjects: Social Studies, Biology, Health
Authors: Educated Choices Program
Location: Earth
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Synopsis
- In this resource, students will learn how our food choices impact the environment, our health, and animals.
- This resource features a video, quiz, discussion questions, lesson plans, and other related resources for students in grades 6-12 and a video with discussion questions and resources for adults.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The Next Steps Toolkit is available in both English and Spanish and includes recipes, podcasts, book links, articles about inspiring people, and a variety of other resources that are relatable to young people.
- The videos are thorough and engaging, with helpful graphs, charts, and graphics.
- The connections to cultural differences are important for students to consider when thinking about the differences in the diets of various cultures.
Additional Prerequisites
- To access this resource, first click "Book Now" or "Get Access," then fill out the short survey to gain access to the links and passwords (either through email or directly through the site).
- Be sure to check your spam folder for the initial email with passwords and signup information.
- The videos with captions are available towards the bottom of the page.
Differentiation
- Give students the opportunity to explore the Next Steps Toolkit in order to access recipes and other resources surrounding this topic.
- Preview the two lesson plans and see how they can be incorporated or adjusted to the appropriate grade level and focus for your classroom.
- Use the online follow-up quiz to assess students' understanding of concepts presented in the video.
- Using the Next Steps Toolkit, ask students to read about one inspiring person with a plant-based lifestyle and write a short essay describing the person's efforts and motivations.
- Nutrition, bioethics, and organic chemistry students can focus on the primary research quoted in the resource and the molecular reasons for the connections made between certain food molecules and diseases.
- Biology, ecology, and environmental sciences classes can focus on the land use, energy, and water wasted when we grow food to feed livestock, in addition to the extra greenhouse gases that come from industrial livestock production.
This video resource emphasizes the morality of eating while also discussing the environmental impact of various food choices, including traditional meat, cultured meat, plant-based meals, organic agriculture, and aquaculture. The video's final recommendation is for low-carbon-intensive meals that are good for the Earth, the environment, and people. It is therefore advised for teaching.
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