STEM module
FOOD SYSTEMS
module
STEM
The issues around our food system are something we can touch every day because all of us are a part of food systemsbut unfortunately most people ignore its economic,social, and environmental dimensions.
Essential question: How could you help your local community link their food choices to the economic, social and environmental dimensions of food systems?
Aim:
Open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability so students develop that food systems involve a complex set of interactions that work together and influence multiple outcomes including our health, the environment, and the economy.
Learning Objectives:
- Recall former knowledge in the topic.
- Define what's a food system.
- List the interconnected parts of a food system.
- Relate the interconnected parts of a food system with their lives.
- Compare different food systems.
- Identify the economic, social and environmental dimensions of food systems.
- Recognize the connection between food systems and climate change.
- Analyze the path of food from farm to fork.
- Assemble the interconnected parts of a food system.
- Illustrate a map of a food system by using ICT applications.
- Measure the influences of food systems to health, environment, and economy.
- Adopt a positive attitude towards STEM as learning approach.
- Be aware of the adoption of healthy food choices for both their health and the health of the planet.
FOOD SYSTEMS
module
STEM
1st and 2nd Week - 4hours
Students pass through the "system" definition to food systems and analyze it to its interconnected parts by thinking all the activities that have to be done while food begins its trip from land to our fork. While maping out their food systems they encouraged to keep notes and draw some subquestions -related mostly to the processes, and the resources that support them- for analyzing in the following weeks in order to give an answer to the essential question.
The phase of orientation, the emergence of ideas and prior knowledge
Brainstorming: What is called "system"? What is a food system? trying to recall knowledge, underline keywords, composs answers so to definite what is a food system
The phase of reconstruction, implementation and review of ideas
Research: Which are the interconnected parts of the food system?
The phase of consolidation of ideas, evaluation / self-evaluation.
Can you give examples of food systems?Students map out all the food system's interconnected parts.
Read carefully your task on the WebQuest
Pay attention to ALL the resources
Present your map via a poster or infographic
Cooperate in a creative wayand create your map
FOOD SYSTEMS
module
STEM
3rd and 4th Week - 4hours
How does the food system affect me?In which way do you participate in the food system? Why does the food system matter to my community?
Students develop how humans are part of food system and how this influence to them.
Students follow the path of food and identify:-where and how people are involved, -how their daily food choices influence and are influenced by the food system, and -how this involvement influences to their lives and communities. They will also develop that there are different food systems behind each one of their food choices.
During these 4 hours students will explore data collected about food systems and develop the basic knowledge on:1. how & where food is grown and produced, 2. introduce local and global food systems, 3. intentify people who represent various aspects of the food system, 4. think critically of their food choices and food advertising, 5. wonder of ingredients/substances their favorite food is made of, how it’s transferred, and if it’s safe & healthy, etc 6. link their food choices with health, and economy of their communities.
Students work on transnational teams
Each team represents a step of food system
In this way students will identify major activities in the food system and people who may participate in these activities.They will also develop the ways that they participate in the food system.
Students work individually
Each one has to draw the path of his/her favorite food item
In this way students will identify the differences between each food journey and will give us the chance to introduce basic terms like local, regional, global food systems and also food milestones and footprint. They will also develop some more knowledge for answering our essential question.
FOOD SYSTEMS
module
STEM
5th and 6th Week - 4hours
What are local, regional, global, and community food systems?
Students develop that food systems can be local, regional, or global, depending on how far the food travelled to reach the consumer and are called to focus on each one's impacts to economy,health and environment.
Students present their ideas. There's an introduction to SDGs and then students are called to match their findings to SDGs. We discuss these, fill missed ones and then introduce the FOOD 2030 AGENDA.
Back to the Essential question: Which are the economic, social and environmental dimensions of food systems?
What means sustainability of the global food system?
Brainstorm things that could be changed about the food system to encourage SUSTAINABILITY. Encourage students to keep their notes for module 8.
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STEM module
FOOD SYSTEMS
module
STEM
The issues around our food system are something we can touch every day because all of us are a part of food systemsbut unfortunately most people ignore its economic,social, and environmental dimensions.
Essential question: How could you help your local community link their food choices to the economic, social and environmental dimensions of food systems?
Aim:
Open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability so students develop that food systems involve a complex set of interactions that work together and influence multiple outcomes including our health, the environment, and the economy.
Learning Objectives:
FOOD SYSTEMS
module
STEM
1st and 2nd Week - 4hours
Students pass through the "system" definition to food systems and analyze it to its interconnected parts by thinking all the activities that have to be done while food begins its trip from land to our fork. While maping out their food systems they encouraged to keep notes and draw some subquestions -related mostly to the processes, and the resources that support them- for analyzing in the following weeks in order to give an answer to the essential question.
The phase of orientation, the emergence of ideas and prior knowledge
Brainstorming: What is called "system"? What is a food system? trying to recall knowledge, underline keywords, composs answers so to definite what is a food system
The phase of reconstruction, implementation and review of ideas
Research: Which are the interconnected parts of the food system?
The phase of consolidation of ideas, evaluation / self-evaluation.
Can you give examples of food systems?Students map out all the food system's interconnected parts.
Read carefully your task on the WebQuest
Pay attention to ALL the resources
Present your map via a poster or infographic
Cooperate in a creative wayand create your map
FOOD SYSTEMS
module
STEM
3rd and 4th Week - 4hours
How does the food system affect me?In which way do you participate in the food system? Why does the food system matter to my community?
Students develop how humans are part of food system and how this influence to them.
Students follow the path of food and identify:-where and how people are involved, -how their daily food choices influence and are influenced by the food system, and -how this involvement influences to their lives and communities. They will also develop that there are different food systems behind each one of their food choices.
During these 4 hours students will explore data collected about food systems and develop the basic knowledge on:1. how & where food is grown and produced, 2. introduce local and global food systems, 3. intentify people who represent various aspects of the food system, 4. think critically of their food choices and food advertising, 5. wonder of ingredients/substances their favorite food is made of, how it’s transferred, and if it’s safe & healthy, etc 6. link their food choices with health, and economy of their communities.
Students work on transnational teams
Each team represents a step of food system
In this way students will identify major activities in the food system and people who may participate in these activities.They will also develop the ways that they participate in the food system.
Students work individually
Each one has to draw the path of his/her favorite food item
In this way students will identify the differences between each food journey and will give us the chance to introduce basic terms like local, regional, global food systems and also food milestones and footprint. They will also develop some more knowledge for answering our essential question.
FOOD SYSTEMS
module
STEM
5th and 6th Week - 4hours
What are local, regional, global, and community food systems?
Students develop that food systems can be local, regional, or global, depending on how far the food travelled to reach the consumer and are called to focus on each one's impacts to economy,health and environment.
Students present their ideas. There's an introduction to SDGs and then students are called to match their findings to SDGs. We discuss these, fill missed ones and then introduce the FOOD 2030 AGENDA.
Back to the Essential question: Which are the economic, social and environmental dimensions of food systems?
What means sustainability of the global food system?
Brainstorm things that could be changed about the food system to encourage SUSTAINABILITY. Encourage students to keep their notes for module 8.