6th Grade Exploration Food for Thought
Unit Essential Question:
How do my eating choices impact my health, other people, and the world around me?
| MODULE | GUIDING QUESTION | PROJECTS |
| #1 Food and Culture | How does food represent the values and traditions of different cultures? | Personal Recipe Project |
| #2 Plants, Food Systems, and Sustainability | What can we learn by growing our own plants and studying the plant life cycle? | Plant Project Journal |
| #3 Food Justice | What is food justice and why is it necessary? | Food Justice Action Project |
TRIPS
| Location | 601 | 602 | 603 | 604 | 605 | 606 |
| Brooklyn Grange | 10/25 | 11/3 | 10/11 | 10/12 | 10/13 | 10/5 |
| Greenmarket | 10/6 | 10/10 | 10/27 | 10/20 | 10/23 | 10/16 |
*Typically on off-site trip days students eat lunch 7th period (1:17pm). They are encouraged to bring a snack and a water bottle with them. Details specific for each trip can be found on Sign-Up Genius. You can find the link for each trip in your Operoo Email and linked above. Students should plan to go offsite no matter what the weather – so please encourage them to dress appropriately.
Exploration Teacher Emails:
Will Dych wdych@ms447.org
Theila Smith tsmith@ms447.org
Joy Canning, Exploration Coordinator: jcanning@ms447.org