Earth Day activities to inspire your students
One of the easiest and most impactful ways to teach sustainability is through food. The food system plays a huge role in global greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and biodiversity loss. By educating students about sustainable food choices, we empower them to make a difference every day not only on Earth Day.
Earth Day is right around the corner, and FoodEducators has put together ready-to-use lesson plans and hands-on activities to spark curiosity and action. Whether you’re looking for quick classroom discussions or full-day projects, these resources will help bring Earth Day to life in your classroom.
- Food Waste and Food loss: this lesson aims to increase student understanding of food loss and waste issues while exploring practical, everyday solutions to minimize waste at home and in school.
- Understanding Food Labels: proper reading of food labels is an important skill than can significantly improve our ability to make informed nutritional decisions.
- Sustainable pasta hero: Get creative! Design your own pasta recipe, trying to create the most nutritious, delicious pasta, while decreasing the environmental impact associated with your recipe.
- Online Game: The Foodly Secret Recipe: A fun, interactive adventure that encourages students to think critically about food systems, sustainability, and responsible consumption.
Make Earth Day a full day of learning and adventure
If you’re up for a full day of engaging activities, the Sustainability in the Food System lesson plan is a great way to do it. This sequence includes experiments, an online quiz, and opportunities for creativity. On top, it’s a great chance to collaborate with other teachers and bring in different perspectives. Interdisciplinary work can really make the lessons come to life and show students how everything is connected!
A look to the future
While Earth Day is a great time to highlight sustainability, the conversation shouldn’t end there. By incorporating FoodEducators’ resources throughout the school year, you can inspire students to build lifelong habits that are good for both their health and the planet. Small changes lead to big impacts!
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Together, through food education and action, we can make a real impact- not just on Earth Day, but every day.
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