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FoodSpan Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

WEBThe public has shown a growing concern for food system issues. Widespread problems such as chronic illness, infectious disease, social inequality, animal welfare harms, environmental degradation, and the concentration of economic power have ties to the food system. Recognizing these connections can empower young people to become not only

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Unit 1: Meet the Food System FoodSpan

WEBUnit 1: Meet the Food System. This unit introduces students to the food system and provides an important overview of the topics covered in Units 2 and 3. Students will map out all of the food system's interconnected parts, consider their own relationship to the food system, and explore how it developed into the industrialized model we know today.

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Unit 2: Farmers, Factories, and Food Chains FoodSpan

WEBThis unit explores how our food—from plants to animal products to seafood—is grown, harvested, processed, and distributed. Students will examine conventional industrial practices, explore sustainable alternatives, and consider the impact both have on human health and the environment. Download the entire curriculum lesson plans , lesson

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Lesson Plans FoodSpan

WEBLesson Plans. Each of the 17 lessons includes a warm-up, one or more main activities, a reflection, and optional extensions that can serve as homework assignments or projects. FoodSpan is designed so teachers can work through the entire curriculum or teach lessons individually. Lessons are aligned with national education standards in science

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Lesson A Exploring Our Food System Social Studies Health

WEBThe food system is a complex network that is deeply connected to health, society, and the environment. This lesson lays the groundwork for understanding food through an integrated, systems-thinking lens. Even if teachers only cover a few FoodSpan lessons, we recommend they first teach this lesson to give students a foundation.

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[Handouts] [LESSON PLANS]

WEBIn addition to producing a variety of flavors and textures, fermentation can promote gut health, preserve foods, improve nutritional quality, and reduce cooking times. Food Processing Handout. You will explore the pros and cons of processing food. Read each statement and choose whether it reflects a pro, con, or both.

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Lesson 8: Keeping Our Food Safe

WEBSigns and symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Commonly associated foods: poorly cooked shellfish, ready-to-eat foods like salads and sandwiches handled by infected persons, contaminated water. Campylobacter. Incubation period: 2-5 days. Signs and symptoms: fever, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps.

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Lesson 1: Crops: Growing Problems

WEBBees that pollinate crops are exposed to pesticides and die. Decrease in bee populations. Decrease in bee populations. Fewer bees to pollinate crops. Crop yields decline. Food prices rise. Low-income populations are unable to aford enough food. Rise in malnutrition. Lesson 1: Crops: Growing Problems.

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