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Food for Thought

  • Introduction
    • Food and Media Literacy
    • Making Connections to the Ontario Curriculum
      • Health and Physical Education
      • Language
      • Financial Literacy
    • Inquiry-Based Learning Approaches
    • Creating a Safe and Inclusive Learning Environment
    • Connection to Real Life / Becoming an Advocate
    • Adapting Activities to a Variety of Learning Settings
  • Food Literacy and Media Literacy Activities
  • Lesson Plans by Growing Chefs! Ontario
    • Food Systems - Grade 1-3
    • Value of Food - Grade 1-3
    • Taste Like a Chef - Grade 1-3
    • Food Systems - Grade 4-6
    • Value of Food - Grade 4-6
    • Taste Like a Chef - Grade 4-8
    • Food Systems - Grade 7-8
    • Value of Food - Grade 7-8
  • Additional Resources

Food Systems - Grade 7-8

Food for Thought Expand menu

  • Introduction
    • Food and Media Literacy
    • Making Connections to the Ontario Curriculum
      • Health and Physical Education
      • Language
      • Financial Literacy
    • Inquiry-Based Learning Approaches
    • Creating a Safe and Inclusive Learning Environment
    • Connection to Real Life / Becoming an Advocate
    • Adapting Activities to a Variety of Learning Settings
  • Food Literacy and Media Literacy Activities
  • Lesson Plans by Growing Chefs! Ontario
    • Food Systems - Grade 1-3
    • Value of Food - Grade 1-3
    • Taste Like a Chef - Grade 1-3
    • Food Systems - Grade 4-6
    • Value of Food - Grade 4-6
    • Taste Like a Chef - Grade 4-8
    • Food Systems - Grade 7-8
    • Value of Food - Grade 7-8
  • Additional Resources

Students continue to explore where their food comes and to develop a deeper understanding of Food Systems. Students continue to explore the affects the food system has on the environment and how we can balance human needs with environmental impacts.

Lesson Plan

Food Systems - Grade 7-8 Lesson Plan

Lesson Video

Food Systems - Grade 7-8 Video

Growing Chefs! Ontario Executive Director walks us through the Growing Chefs food systems map from back to front, starting with disposal, ending with production, explaining at each stage how our food system impacts the environment around us.

Lesson Supplements

  • Handout: Local and Global Food Systems Definitions
  • Presentation: Hungry Planet
  • Presentation Notes: Hungry Planet

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