The average American creates more than 240 pounds of food waste every year. Are there ways to reduce that number? The eighth lesson in the 13-part series covering Our Hungry Planet introduces multiple ideas for reducing food waste. It considers things an individual can do at home, things within a community, and even nationwide efforts to address the problem.

Concepts

food, food systems

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Find out how much food classmates waste at school
• Research local food rescue options from grocery stores, restaurants, and farms

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of the scarcity of food in some areas and the limited space for garbage

Pros

• Links to many other high-quality resources
• Works well in traditional or flipped classes

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4