This lesson outlines for students how to design and carry out an investigation to audit their school’s food waste system.
Context for Use
This is the third 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.
A grocer checks milk on a shelf at a grocery store.
Program
Resource Type
Lesson
Design Challenge
Action Project
Topics
Middle School
High School
Instructional Time
4-5 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
Students will learn how to design and carry out an investigation to audit our school’s food waste system
Teaching Materials
Climate Resiliency DC3 - Teacher Guide
Climate Resiliency DC3 - Student Activity Sheet
Climate Resiliency DC3 - Slides
Climate Resiliency DC3 - Graphs and Background Information
Climate Resiliency DC3 - Tips for Designing your Investigation
Description
- (5 minutes) Consensus Building Discussion: Reorient the students to the storyline.
- (15 minutes) Notice and Wonderings: Explore the graphs and background information about food waste and carbon footprint.
- (15 minutes) Sharing Initial Ideas Discussion: Generate ideas about how to assess the situation at school.
- (1 hour) Plan: Groups design a plan for their chosen aspect of the investigation.
- (2-3 days) Design Challenge: Follow the plan to collect and analyze data, as well as create visual representations of results.
