Food and Climate Change Guide For 3-5

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Welcome to our Food and Climate Change Guide for grades 3-5! Combine learning with fun food activities using a variety of lesson plans, games, videos, and more, all centered around the world of food and how it connects to our changing climate. Grow your classroom of food experts with our hand-picked, ready-to-use resources that will facilitate some kid-friendly discussions on food systems, food security, and food waste in your classroom! We hope to help all students, no matter how young, understand the importance of climate action and climate change mitigation to protect our Earth and its biodiversity.

Lesson Plans

Discover interdisciplinary lesson plans that explore and celebrate food, sustainability, and the ecosystems we depend on. Curated for grades 3-5, these lesson plans include hands-on activities and topics that draw students in and encourage exploration of healthy diets, natural resources, and the impacts of climate change!

Bees: Food and Pollination Lesson

In this lesson, students learn how bees' role in food production is related to human activities and agricultural land use.

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Hands-On Activities

Make learning fun and interactive with these unique projects, challenges, and activities that allow students to explore food systems and food waste reduction options. Students will get the chance to explore how their dietary choices can have a big impact on their environment.

Crossword on Sustainable Food Consumption

This online crossword activity involves terms associated with the environmental impacts of crop production and sustainable food choices. 

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Videos & Books

Engage students with topics on food and global warming using visual storytelling resources for grades 3-5. Find engaging videos and books that can fit easily into your daily curriculum and spark curiosity on greenhouse gas emissions, agricultural production, and the best ways to address climate change.

Worm Bin: 100-Day Time-Lapse

This video is a 100-day time-lapse of a vermicomposting bin with leaves, cardboard, or paper. Highlight that breaking down organic material through composting is a great option for students to lower their carbon footprint.

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Partner Resources

Looking to bring more lessons on food into your curriculum? Check out these amazing lesson plans from our partner, Center for Ecoliteracy!

Climate Change Explainers

Does Fertilizer Impact Climate Change?

Learn more about the role fertilizers play in climate change.

Does Climate Change Affect Agriculture?

This article explores how food systems and agriculture relate to climate change.

What are Biofuels?

Learn more about what biofuel is and its connection to climate change.

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