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1 Activity Background: Now that you have read the stories Just a Dream and Too Much Trash, you will have an opportunity to study your own garbage. You will be assigned a cooperative group that will study one garbage can full of trash from the school cafeteria. Follow the directions listed below. When you and your group are finished, you will be creating a poster to hang in the lunchroom with suggestions for your classmates on how to decrease food waste. Materials: disposable gloves for handling food School Food Waste Data worksheet Foods Thrown Away worksheet Trash containers from the lunchroom ½ gallon and gallon milk containers 1-2 large plastic drop cloths Scales Activity Instructions: 1. Collect the leftover drinks in the ½ gallon and gallon containers. (RECORD DATA) 2. Empty the trash can on the plastic drop cloth 3. Separate the leftover food from the other trash. (WEAR GLOVES!) 4. Subtract the weight of the empty container from the weight of the full container to determine how many pounds of food were thrown away. (RECORD DATA) 5. Subtract the weight of the empty container from the weight of the full container to determine how many pounds of drinks were thrown away. (RECORD DATA) 6. To determine what foods are thrown away, look at the day s menu and fill out the data sheet with names of food on the menu. Use extra spaces to record the contents of bag lunches. 7. Sort the food by solid food type and estimate the amounts of food thrown away and record with check marks on the Foods Thrown Away worksheet. 8. Create two graphs from the result of both worksheets. 9. Interview classmates to determine why they don t eat their food. 10. Using your results answer the questions at the end of School Food Waste Data. 11. Using your new knowledge about our school s food waste, design a poster to present information and ideas to the school. Criteria: 1. All data sheets should be completely filled out with accurate information. 2. Both graphs should accurately display facts from worksheets. 3. Graphs should be neat and colorful. 4. Graphs should be labeled correctly. 5. Poster should present information and ideas to the school on how the staff and

2 teachers can help preserve the environment. 6. Poster should have accurate content. 7. Poster should be attractive. 8. Poster should have labels. 9. Poster should have correct mechanics and grammar. 10. Poster should give advice on how students can help preserve their environment. Criteria 1 5 SCORE Data Sheets are completely filled out Graph 1 displays Graph 2 displays Some information is missing Some facts are wrong or missing Some facts are wrong or missing All information is present All facts are correctly displayed All facts are correctly displayed Graph 1 is neat Graph is not neat Graph is neat Graph 2 is neat Graph is not neat Graph is neat Graph 1 is colorful Graph is colorful Graph 2 is colorful Graph is colorful Graph 1 is labeled Graph is missing some labels or labeled incorrectly Graph is labeled correctly Graph 2 is labeled FINAL SCORE Graph is missing some labels or labeled incorrectly Graph is labeled correctly /45 = %

3 Criteria Content Accuracy Gives Advice on How to Help the Environment Attractiveness Labels Need Improvement (1) Less than 3 are displayed on the least 2 ways students can help the environment in distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. Labels are too small to view OR no important items were labeled. Satisfactory (2) 3-4 are displayed on the least 3 ways students can help the environment in acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. Several items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled with labels that Good (3) 5-6 accurate facts are displayed on the least 4 ways students can help the environment in attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. Almost all items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled Excellent (4) At least 7 are displayed on the least 5 ways students can help the environment in exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. All items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled with labels that can be

4 Mechanics Grammar There are more than 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the can be read from at least 3 ft. away. There are 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the with labels that can be read from at least 3 ft. away. There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation. There is 1 grammatical mistake on the read from at least 3 ft. away. Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the There are no grammatical mistakes on the 1) Total Pounds of Food Thrown Away Weight of food trash container AFTER LUNCH = pounds Weight of food trash container BEFORE LUNCH = Total weight of food thrown away = pounds pounds 2) Total Amount of Milk Thrown Away Number of ½ gallon cartons filled with milk = Number of gallon cartons filled with milk = Total volume of milk (or other beverages) = ½ gallons gallons gallons

5 1) How many pounds of food were thrown away at lunch? 2) How many kilograms of food were thrown away at lunch? (1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds) 3) How may half-gallons of milk were thrown away at lunch? 4) How many gallons of milk were thrown away at lunch? 5) How many half-pints of milk were thrown away at lunch? (1 half-gallons = 2 quarts = 4 pints = 8 half-pints) 6) Figuring on 180 days of school per year, and using your findings as a typical day, how many pounds of food are thrown away at your school in one year? SCHOOL Lunch Food Whole More than ½ ½ or less Total

6 BAG Lunch Food Whole More than ½ ½ or less Total

Taking a Closer Look at Food Waste & Food Selection at School

page 1 of 10 Taking a Closer Look at Food Waste & Food Selection at School EDUCATOR INFORMATION Smarter Lunchrooms Background: This lesson plan allows students to take an objective look at food waste (and