In this lesson, students unpack the complexities of the global food system and climate change.
Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch a video to think about the complexities of the global food system and its connection with climate change.
Step 2 - Investigate: Students create a concept map to connect different ideas and concepts relating to the global food system and climate change.
Step 3 - Inspire: Students use their concept maps to determine which topic has the potential to make the biggest impact on climate change.
Positives
Students think critically about the ways climate change and the global food system are intertwined.
Students collaborate and build on ideas they explored in previous lessons.
Students explore the relationships and connections in a highly complex system in a scaffolded and supported way.
Additional Prerequisites
This is lesson 6 of 6 in our 6th-8th grade Climate Change, Food Production, and Food Security unit.
Students will get the most out of this activity if they have completed most of the previous lessons in the Climate Change, Food Production, and Food Security unit.
Students may need to gather materials, such as paper and markers, for students to create their concept maps.
Differentiation
Teachers can assign the Teacher Slideshow on Google Classroom and students can submit their work independently.
Students can create the concept map as a whole class or they can work in small targeted groups.
Students can create their concept maps independently.
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