Content Area StandardsSocial Studies:
ObjectivesStudents will be able to:
Materials and ResourcesPresentation, 5 printed school lunches
5 poster boards to go next to each one Markers for students to write on poster board Journals for students Crayons + Colored pencils for farm picture 1 piece of Chart Paper |
ConceptsProduction, Consumption, Change Over Time, Supply and Demand, Interdependence, Lifecycle
Prior Preperation
Prerequsite KnowledgeStudents must have knowlege on what a consumer is. Students must also know what influences them to purchase or consume goods and how thier consumer habbits have consequences.
AccommodationsScaffolding will be adjusted to meet students' needs.
AssessmentI used to think...Now I think
Students will be asked to draw a picture of a farm looks like. The students will have to incorporate the journal questions into their pictures by either writing them in or drawing them. At the end of the lesson students will be asked to redraw their image of a farm and re-answer the journal questions. As a whole class the students will discuss the changes they see from the pictures and answers.
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What our school lunch choices look like
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What is the True Costs of My School Lunch?
Where does my hamburger come from?
How long does it take to go from farm to fork?
What resources are being used?
What are the environment impacts?
Closure:
Rethinking our Choices
Brainstorming Solutions
The Investigation Continues: Transition into lesson 3
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