Module+Topic+-+Food+and+Agriculture

=Industrial Farming Module= //Students will be given a presentation aimed to teach them about the United States industrial farming system. Environmentalists, animal rights activists, farmers and public health advocates are concerned about the many negative effects of our industrial food industry. The students will be taught how and why an industrial farming system developed in the U.S. as well as the many negative aspects of our industrial farming system. //

=Sustainable Foods and Farming=

=What's in a Candy Bar?= //Students will look at the ingredients of their favorite candy bar and map out where the ingredients come from, where the candy bar is produced, and the route it takes to get to them. An extension of this assignment can also explore costs and how a candy bar can be sold so cheaply despite having ingredients from all over the world. //

=Gardening and Buying Local= //Children will learn the path food takes in order to get to their table by having a Farm to Table relay race in which they act out the roles associated with food production in a fun game. The students will also taste test vegetables and fruits that have been processed in different ways and discuss nutrients and preservatives. This module will end with the students making their own orange juice. //