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Food Waste and Food Access ActivityFood Waste and Food Access Activity
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6th - 12th
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Science
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45 mins
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Food Waste and Food Access

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Forty percent of food in the US goes uneaten while 14.5 percent of US households lack a secure supply of food. As part of the preparation for a performance task assessment, groups consider statistics such as these about food waste and food access. They then brainstorm potential solutions and share their ideas with the whole class.

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Concepts

world hunger

Additional Tags

world hunger, world food program, social studies

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider crafting a pie chart that shows the percentages of food waste in the US and worldwide

Pros

  • The essential concepts and terms required for the assessment are included in the activity

Cons

  • The statistics presented are for 2012; therefore, consider asking groups to research more current data

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