In this activity students utilize the data that is collected and propose solutions to mitigate food waste in their school.
Context for Use
This is the fourth lesson in the Climate Resiliency Education Design Challenge Unit. These design challenges are meant to follow the middle or high school Climate Resiliency Education units and to have students come up with real world solutions.
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Program
Resource Type
Lesson
Design Challenge
Action Project
Topics
Middle School
High School
Instructional Time
3 class periods
NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s)
Published Date
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What Students Will Do
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What Students Will Do
- analyze that data and present it to the class in the form of a gallery walk.
- have a discussion to identify areas we think we could make some improvements to and we work in small groups to develop solutions to the food waste in our school.
- review the proposals for each group and offer revisions or suggestions to improve the plans.
- have a consensus discussion to determine which plan is the best and thus will be presented to administration.
Teaching Materials
Climate Resiliency DC4 -Teacher Guide
Climate Resiliency DC4 -Slides
Description
- (5 minutes) Reorient students to the storyline.
- (30 minutes) Share results from their investigations in previous lesson (through a gallery walk, presentations, etc.).
- (10 minutes) Discussion: Summarize where in the food system would be good places to minimize food waste. Record students’ ideas on a poster or the board, grouping them by problem/solution.
- (1 class period) Plan: Groups design a plan to tackle one of the proposed solutions.
- (15 minutes) Share and gather feedback: Share plans with the other groups (through a jigsaw, gallery walk, presentation, etc). Allow other students to ask questions, provide critiques or complements and, time permitting, allow time for students to revise their plans before voting as a class.
- (5 minutes) Consensus Building Discussion: Determine which plan or plans to present to administration.
- (5 minutes) Brainstorm: Generate ideas for next steps.
