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Wasted food

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A lesson plan for grade 6 Science

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In this Science Update, students explore how much food is actually wasted by American people each year. Students hear about a study that measured the quantities and causes of food waste in three different settings: farms, households, and retail/fast food outlets. Science NetLinks provides a link to the audio file, a written transcript, and questions that engage students in a discussion about the main causes of food waste and possible solutions for conserving food in students’ homes, schools, and communities. This lesson provides links to the state of California’s website on “Food Scrap Management” and the Australian Environmental Protection site that includes information about a worm farm project that helps dispose of food waste.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 6

  • Goal 1: The learner will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry.
    • Objective 1.01: Identify and create questions and hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.
    • Objective 1.05: Analyze evidence to:
      • Explain observations.
      • Make inferences and predictions.
      • Develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.
    • Objective 1.08: Use oral and written language to:
      • Communicate findings.
      • Defend conclusions of scientific investigations.
    • Objective 1.09: Use technologies and information systems to:
      • Research.
      • Gather and analyze data
      • Visualize data.
      • Disseminate findings to others.
    • Objective 1.10: Analyze and evaluate information from a scientifically literate viewpoint by reading, hearing, and/or viewing:
      • Scientific text.
      • Articles.
      • Events in the popular press.
  • Goal 7: The learner will conduct investigations and use technologies and information systems to build an understanding of population dynamics.
    • Objective 7.04: Evaluate data related to human population growth, along with problems and solutions:
      • Waste disposal.
      • Food supplies.
      • Resource availability.
      • Transportation.
      • Socio-economic patterns.