Food Supply Charades

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 4-ESS3-1 OBJECTIVE Students will understand the amount of time and energy that goes into growing produce. Students will understand that more resources are wasted when we waste food beyond the food itself. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do we waste when we throw out food? MATERIALS NEEDED What are our favorite fruits and vegetablesWhich […]

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Food Molecules

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 8.MS-LS1-5 8.MS-LS1-7 OBJECTIVE Students will learn how molecules react in physical and chemical changes through examples of familiar food by baking bread and making butter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are food molecules?How can we change carbohydrates, proteins, and fats when we make food? MATERIALS NEEDED Tablecloth or cutting boards for small sanitary workspaceLarge […]

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Fish Anatomy

OBJECTIVE Students will learn the anatomy of local fish Students will be able to use descriptions of fish anatomy to identify local fish ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What foods are important to my community?What are some local varieties of fish? MATERIALS NEEDED Sets of “fish parts” – cutouts of different parts of fish anatomy (1 per small […]

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Five Senses Scavenger Hunt

OBJECTIVE Students will learn about each of the five senses and connect them to something in the garden. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Which senses do we use in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: In the garden, start by asking students if they know what our senses are. Explain that our senses are what we use to […]

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Fish Lifecycle Game

OBJECTIVE Students will understand how the life cycle of fish differ from that of other ‘farmed” animals Students will understand the lifecycle of a fish ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What impact do my food choices have on the environment? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE This lesson features a game that students will play to simulate the life cycle of […]

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Cafeteria to Compost Cycle

OBJECTIVE Students will understand what happens to our unwanted food when it leaves the cafeteria Students will understand the difference between things that are compostable and non-compostable. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is waste? How do we create and manage food waste? What is compost? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Set up the 3 compost buckets with hand shovels […]

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