ProStart Teacher Food Waste Prevention Resources

​ProStart Teacher's Education Session Fall 2019 Resources
In November 2019, Metro's Sustainability and Food Waste team gave a presentation to ProStart teachers on food systems, food waste and climate change. The following resources are made available to teachers for use in their culinary classrooms.

Plan, Shop, Chop (PSC)
In this interactive simulation, students plan and shop for a meal of their choosing and then calculate and discuss the impact when an average of 40% of food is wasted in the United States. Topics include greenhouse gas emissions, use of landfill space, and loss of natural resources, human labor, and money, as well as generating solutions to prevent food waste at home. The lesson includes optional extensions to investigate the food waste hierarchy and examine the supply chain of a common food item, the banana.

• Food Waste Warrior Lesson Plan

 
​Plan, Shop, Chop Lesson:

• Plan, Shop, Chop Lesson Plan
• Plan, Shop, Chop Worksheet
• Plan, Shop, Chop Your Own Menu Worksheet  
• Plan, Shop, Chop Presentation for Classrooms
• Land, Water and Fuel Resource Poster
• Food Waste Triangle Hierarchy

Banana Supply Chain:

• Banana Consumption
• Banana Growing
• Banana Packing
• Banana Retail
• Banana Ripening
• Banana Shipping
• Banana Transporting
• Banana Treating
• Banana Washing​

 
Living with Food in the 21st Century
This two-part lesson guides participants through a new story of climate change using a lens of hope, equity, community resilience, and increased quality of life. After discussing the basics of climate science with graphs and personal stories, participants will use an interactive concept map and short video series to understand the link between consumer culture and climate disruption. They will then investigate a range of individual and collective actions to combat climate change through a ranking activity with drawdown solutions and a climate justice mixer.

• Living with Food in the 21st Century Presentation
• Role Play: La Via Campesina
• Original Concept Map
• Positive Concept Map

 
Additional Resources from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE)

• ODE Culinary Requirements and ProStart Curriculum - Crosswalk of ProStart curriculum to ODE culinary arts, CTE classroom, requirements
• Sample Pacing Guide of ProStart Curriculum

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