Food Waste
Provided by: The YEARS Project|Published on: August 1, 2021
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Science, Social Studies
Authors: The YEARS Project
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This short video resource displays text, images, and video clips describing the huge amount of greenhouse gases emitted from food waste.
- Students will learn about where, how, and why food waste causes greenhouse gas emissions.
- Students will also learn the ways that we can help reduce food waste and also provide more food to people in need.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video is short, but provides enough information to help students identify the scope of the problem and some great solutions currently available.
Additional Prerequisites
- This video is easy to follow but it is not narrated, so you may need to pause it to provide enough time for all students to read along.
Differentiation
- It might be beneficial for students to explore the carbon, water, and land footprints of various foods using the Environmental Impacts of Food Data Explorer to investigate other ways to reduce emissions from food.
- Related resources include How to Change Your Diet to Fight Climate Change and Footprint Calculator.
- Students can create infographics to persuade others to do their part to avoid food waste.
This resource explores the implication of food waste and how it increases methane and other greenhouse gas in the soil and atmosphere. This is a factor that accelerates climate change. Students can gain insights on how to curb food wastage. Recommended for teaching.
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