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Integration & Adaptability Technology Technology integration will assist students to fit different learning styles. Programs and devices will assist in direct lessons, social learning and also for student exploration and presentations. Arts Art will be integrated using a variety of methods. Using the field journals, students will be required to sketch or use photography for observations during field trips. Throughout the study students will create a poster presentation, which will provide an opportunity to showcase learning and demonstrate their artistic and creative abilities. English Language Learners (ELLs) Strategies for assisting ELLs include: 1) providing additional wait time for student responses to questions; 2) teaching appropriate language and terminology of the subject; 3) clearly marking transition times; 4) periodically checking for understanding and 5) using a variety of methods to explain lessons and concepts. Food Security An Interdisciplinary Approach Interdisciplinaryfoodsecurity.weebly.com Asif Chaudhry, Kaleigh Fendley, Chantelle Lemieux & Euna Namkoong EDUC 520 Interdisciplinary Learning Werklund School of Education University of Calgary Summary We have set out to engage in an interdisciplinary inquiry project based on the current real world issue of food security. The interdisciplinary approach is designed to give grade 7 students the opportunity to critically examine the issues surrounding food security from a local, national and global perspective, as they interact with a number of different academic disciplines. As an inquiry project it will involve making changes to the study based on emergent curriculum. Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the laws, regulations, agricultural practices, obstacles and actions that govern the ability to obtain healthy food on a regular basis. Additionally they will explore and discover food security and become part of the solutions for this pressing issue. In working towards the goals and the direction of education within the province of Alberta, this interdisciplinary inquiry study on food security will help develop students’ competencies and allow them to become the engaged thinkers and ethical citizens of tomorrow.

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  Integration & Adaptability 

Technology Technology  integration  will  assist students  to  fit  different  learning  styles. Programs and devices will  assist  in direct lessons,  social  learning  and  also  for student exploration and presentations.  Arts Art  will  be  integrated  using  a  variety  of methods.  Using  the  field  journals, students will be required to sketch or use photography for observations during field trips.  Throughout  the  study  students will create  a  poster  presentation,  which  will provide  an  opportunity  to  showcase learning  and  demonstrate  their  artistic and creative abilities.  English Language Learners (ELLs) Strategies  for  assisting  ELLs  include:  1) providing additional wait time for student responses  to  questions;  2)  teaching appropriate  language and  terminology of the  subject;  3)  clearly  marking  transition times;  4)  periodically  checking  for understanding  and  5)  using  a  variety  of methods to explain lessons and concepts.   

Food Security An Interdisciplinary Approach 

Interdisciplinaryfoodsecurity.weebly.com  

Asif Chaudhry, Kaleigh Fendley, Chantelle Lemieux & Euna Namkoong  EDUC 520 Interdisciplinary Learning 

Werklund School of Education University of Calgary 

 

Summary  

We  have  set  out  to  engage  in  an interdisciplinary  inquiry  project  based  on the  current  real  world  issue  of  food security. The interdisciplinary approach is designed  to  give  grade  7  students  the opportunity  to  critically  examine  the issues  surrounding  food  security  from  a local,  national  and global  perspective,  as they  interact  with  a  number  of  different academic  disciplines.  As  an  inquiry project  it will  involve making  changes  to the study based on emergent curriculum. Students  will  develop  a  comprehensive understanding  of  the  laws,  regulations, agricultural  practices,  obstacles  and actions  that  govern  the  ability  to  obtain healthy  food  on  a  regular  basis. Additionally  they  will  explore  and discover  food  security  and  become  part of the solutions for this pressing  issue.  In working  towards  the  goals  and  the direction of education within the province of  Alberta,  this  interdisciplinary  inquiry study  on  food  security  will  help  develop students’  competencies  and  allow  them to  become  the  engaged  thinkers  and ethical citizens of tomorrow.      

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Curricular Outcomes Science  7 Unit A: Interactions & Ecosystems • Investigate and describe relationships between 

humans and their environments, and identify related issues and scientific questions 

• Monitor a local environment, and assess the impact of environmental factors on the growth, health, and reproduction of organisms in that environment 

• Describe the relationships among knowledge, decisions and actions in maintaining life supporting environments 

 Science 7 Unit B: Plants for Food and Fiber • Investigate plant uses; and identify links among 

needs, technologies, product & impact • Investigate life processes and structures of 

plants, and interpret related characteristics and needs of plants in a local environment 

• Analyze plant environments, and identify impacts of specific factors and controls 

• Identify and interpret relationships among human needs, technologies and environments, and the culture and use of living things as sources of food and fiber 

  

Mathematics 7 • Number: Develop number sense • Patterns & Relations: Use patterns to 

describe the world and to solve problems • Statistics & Probability: Collect, display and 

analyze data to solve problems  English Language Arts 7 • Students will listen, speak, read, write, 

view, and represent to: • Explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and 

experiences • Comprehend and respond personally and 

critically to oral, print and other media texts • Manage ideas and information • Enhance the clarity and artistry of 

communication • Respect, support and collaborate with 

others  Social Studies 7 

• The Land: People and Places • Power, Authority and Decision Making • Global Connections • Culture and Community • Time, Continuity and Change 

What is Food Security?   Food security  is a condition related to the ongoing availability of  food (World Health Organization, 2014).  In  the world  today,  805 million  people  go  hungry  on  a  daily  basis  (United Nations World  Food Programme, 2014). The distribution of  food and growing populations contribute  to  the problem. Food security is a pressing issue that requires immediate attention especially as populations continue to grow.   The Government of Alberta (2010) is focused on developing engaged thinkers and ethical citizens. By examining  food  security,  students  will  develop  critical‐thinking  skills  and  learn  about  local  and  global issues  related  to  food  security.  As  ethical  citizens,  students will  consider multiple  perspectives  on  the issue  of  food  security.  Students  will  become  a  part  of  the  solution  to  this  global  issue  by  developing carefully planned suggestions and ideas for improvement. 

 

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1. How do changes in population influence food security? 

 2. How does policy inform food 

security around the world?  

3. What agricultural practices are being used to maintain food security around the world? 

 4. How does food security vary on 

an individual, local, national and global scale? 

 5. What are the obstacles to food 

security and how can we overcome them? 

Inquiry Questions