Forty percent of food in the US goes uneaten while 14.5 percent of US households lack a secure supply of food. As part of the preparation for a performance task assessment, groups consider statistics such as these about food waste and food access. They then brainstorm potential solutions and share their ideas with the whole class.

Concepts

world hunger

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Additional Tags

world hunger, world food program, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• Consider crafting a pie chart that shows the percentages of food waste in the US and worldwide

Pros

• The essential concepts and terms required for the assessment are included in the activity

Cons

• The statistics presented are for 2012; therefore, consider asking groups to research more current data