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    Project Desciption - 5th Grade Foodies

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    The document outlines a 12-week project for 5th grade students to learn about the origins and production of food. Students will plant vegetable seeds and care for plant growth. They will also develop a website for an organic farmer to market his products and share his story. Additionally, the class will organize a food drive to support local families in need. Through hands-on activities like farm visits, students will explore where food comes from, how it provides nutrients, and issues around food scarcity. At the end of the project, students will present their learning at an exhibition and launch the website for the organic farmer.

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    The document outlines a 12-week project for 5th grade students to learn about the origins and production of food. Students will plant vegetable seeds and care for plant growth. They will also develop a website for an organic farmer to market his products and share his story. Additionally, the class will organize a food drive to support local families in need. Through hands-on activities like farm visits, students will explore where food comes from, how it provides nutrients, and issues around food scarcity. At the end of the project, students will present their learning at an exhibition and launch the website for the organic farmer.

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    The document outlines a 12-week project for 5th grade students to learn about the origins and production of food. Students will plant vegetable seeds and care for plant growth. They will also develop a website for an organic farmer to market his products and share his story. Additionally, the class will organize a food drive to support local families in need. Through hands-on activities like farm visits, students will explore where food comes from, how it provides nutrients, and issues around food scarcity. At the end of the project, students will present their learning at an exhibition and launch the website for the organic farmer.

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    Project Desciption - 5th Grade Foodies

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    Tara Della Rocca
    The document outlines a 12-week project for 5th grade students to learn about the origins and production of food. Students will plant vegetable seeds and care for plant growth. They will also develop a website for an organic farmer to market his products and share his story. Additionally, the class will organize a food drive to support local families in need. Through hands-on activities like farm visits, students will explore where food comes from, how it provides nutrients, and issues around food scarcity. At the end of the project, students will present their learning at an exhibition and launch the website for the organic farmer.

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    Fifth Grade Foodies

    Timeline
    What is the story behind the food we eat?
    What is food?
    Where does it come from?
    How do plants grow?
    How do we get food from animals?
    What is involved in processing food?
    What food does our body need?

    How can we support the producers of our food?
    How can we support people who dont have
    enough food?
    High Tech Elementary Miss Della Roccas Class Fall 2013
    Essential Questions
    ! Each student will plant seeds and care
    for the growth of a vegetable plant.
    ! Students will develop a website for an
    organic farmer at Creek Bend Farm in
    Tennessee to market his products,
    educate his clients and share the story
    of food with others. Students will
    organize in groups to develop copy for
    the website and then collaborate as a
    class to produce one website.

    ! The class will also organize a food
    drive to support hungry families in the
    San Diego community.
    Products
    This project will span twelve weeks ending on
    December 19
    th
    , 2013 at HTes school-wide
    project exhibition. At least four field excursions
    will provide for hands-on learning outside of
    the classroom.
    Overview
    When asked to define food, 10-year-old kids respond with
    things like something delicious or material that we need
    or something that we make. Several understand that food
    provides us with energy and some know it contains nutrients
    (though theyre not sure what nutrients are). It seems
    obvious that understanding what we eat each day where it
    comes from, what it contains, how it is made - should not be
    such a mystery.
    This project endeavors to give students a chance to explore
    the origins of the food they eat each day. They will discover
    where food comes from; how different foods vary; the
    nutritional value of food; the impact of food development on
    the environment; and various aspects of processing,
    preserving, and preparing food of different kinds. They will
    also learn about how different regions or populations have a
    scarcity of food and they will act to support people in our
    own community who struggle to put enough food on the
    table for their families.
    Field experiences to local urban farms and water
    conservation centers will give students exposure to people in
    the community who are involved in producing food, using
    various farming methods and facing the particular
    challenges of providing water to growing plants and animals
    in a dry climate.
    Finally, students will connect with an organic farmer in
    Tennessee to learn about sustainable farming. They will
    collaborate with this farmer to develop a website to support
    his business.

    Assessment
    As students complete learning
    activities around various aspects
    of food they will use rubrics
    designed together as a class to
    assess their own understanding.

    These rubrics will focus on:
    Content (academic
    material & skills learned)
    Collaboration
    Contribution
    Critique
    Creativity
    Critical thinking for
    understanding (i.e., ability
    to ask questions, make
    connections and
    summarize new learning).

    Students will present their
    learning at an exhibition on
    Thursday, December 19
    th
    at
    HTe.

    In addition to displaying
    the process of their learning
    about food, they will invite
    visitors to view their new
    website for Creek Bend
    Farms.
    Students will:
    " Learn about the systems of the body & how food provides
    nutrients to support our health.
    " Compare the nutrition value of various foods.
    " Explore how food makes it from the farm to the table
    including plant growth, water usage, soil preservation,
    and farming practices.
    " Discover how animals are raised for food.
    " Determine reasons for promoting sustainable farming
    practices.
    " Analyze statistics of food scarcity (local & international).
    " Develop an appreciation for the steps that go into
    processing, preserving and preparing food.
    " Research the local history of food production.

    In the process of this project, several skills will be developed:
    " Expository & Creative Writing
    " Scientific inquiry
    " Summarizing
    " Questioning
    " Collaboration
    " Empathy
    Learning
    Exhibition

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