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In this lesson, students will begin their journey at a grocery store where farm products are bought and sold and explore a sustainable farm and learn about soil conservation, crop rotation, and water pollution. Students will also visit a waste facility and learn how fertile soil is created from waste products, walk through a recycling facility and learn how old packaging is recycled into new packaging and visit the shop where the farm products are being packaged and sold back to the grocery store.
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Here is a YouTube link of the teacher video for your reference: https://youtu.be/QZdBpyHwp7c
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Students will be able to explain the roles of producers and consumers
Students can define the term sustainable and explain its importance
Students will be able to understand how food gets from the farm to the grocery store
Students will be able to consider the importance of what they are purchasing from local stores
Students will be able to promote sustainable lifestyles in regard to food production and consumption
Citizenship
Critical Thinking
Project Based Learning
What is a producer?
What is a consumer?
What does sustainable mean? Why is it important?
How does your food get from the farm to your local store?
Why is it important to consider what you are purchasing from the store?
How can we promote and live a sustainable lifestyle in regard to food production and consumption?
The teacher will introduce or review the terms producer and consumer with students and ask for examples to ensure they know what each means. This could be done with discussion or a simple sorting activity, depending on the age of students.
Next, the teacher will have students watch a video that explains sustainability (here is an example). The students can watch it as a class, in small groups, or individually as assigned in OneNote or Teams. Once the video has been watched, students will share out what sustainable means, some examples, and why it is important.
To conclude the introduction, the teacher will present honey from a local farm (as local as one can get!) and in a glass container. The teacher will ask students how they think the honey and its container got from the farm to the grocery store and how each step could have exemplified sustainability. Have students write their predictions before opening the Minecraft world.
Note: See Full Lesson plan in the "Supporting Files" section for all activities.
Students will be able to explain the roles of producers and consumers
Students can define the term sustainable and explain its importance
Students will be able to understand how food gets from the farm to the grocery store
Students will be able to consider the importance of what they are purchasing from local stores
Students will be able to promote sustainable lifestyles in regard to food production and consumption
How Apples Go from the Orchard to the Store: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1kZSkHJao4
What is a Center Pivot? Pivot 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bILpvH3EuQ
Responsible Consumption and Production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MxKrGXAyH8
Check out the Tips & Tricks video playlist that will help you and your students better use Minecraft: Education Edition in the classroom:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkh9rrdH-ARER03ojhFYtmoFDVuACYJLa
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Click and watch the student pause and play video with your class, pausing and playing as needed. This will help your students understand how to navigate through this lesson and Minecraft world and complete the activities located within them. Enjoy!
Check out the YouTube link for your reference: https://youtu.be/9DXLgZXhpWI
Student 'Pause & Play' Video