What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? explorative, connecting, local

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? We kept it quite local did not venture into global

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? sharing of garden produce

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Many neighbour hood gardens and thinking about the sea as a source of food

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? no

How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? NA

“This resource was great for getting out into our local community, it has great links to the history curriculum. A great variety of activities with endless opportunities to link to maths and literacy.”

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Posted 1 month ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? less waste, sharing kai, Yummm

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? It was great - we started locally and then branched out

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? soup was amazing

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Pataka Kai

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? just our awareness of throwing away perfectly good food.

How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? -

“We enjoyed looking at ways different places in our community and New Zealand are saving food and reducing food waste.”

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Posted 1 month ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? fun and engaging

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? In order to be sustainable we need to think locally and act globally

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? composting and repurposing

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? how much food is grown locally

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? local orchard supply- camps

“Great kit that looks at locally grown and sourced food and food waste”

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Posted 1 month ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, fun, thought provoking

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Had them thinking of food places locally, as well as wider community

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Pickling

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? More food places than they originally thought

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Not yet

“Good activities, had the children engaged.”

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Posted 1 month ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, Visual, Informative

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? They understand the impact they can make

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Worm Tea

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Apples

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Food buckets for lunch waste

“Great for thinking about our choices”

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Posted 2 months ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Thought provoking (is that two words though?),

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? It is good for them to be supported to look outside their own homes and into the community and then beyond that into the wider world. To see that each small effort adds up to something big.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? We compost at school so kids are already really big on that. They really wanted to get a school pig but...no!

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Some of the year 3s in particular noticed that we live in a community and there are other communities just like ours with some of the same shops and services.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We are now thinking about pickling and preserving and how we could use these methods to make the most of our school crops and maybe even make some to sell to raise funds for Garden to Table.

“This was an excellent kit which went along really well with our Garden to Table programme. It prompted students to think about the world outside their own lives and to try some new tastes.”

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Posted 2 months ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? varied, hands on, thoughtful

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? the concept of global was challenging for some

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? dry the food waste then use it for animal feed like cat and dog biscuits

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? the unit was inked to our Science fair so they hadn't realised how science is involved regarding our food.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Maintained our composting!

“This was a great learning unit for the classes top reading group that I combined with our whole school Science Fair. It made the tamariki think about what we actually produce in our area, and techniques for preserving food.”

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Posted 2 months ago

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaged, Exciting, Problem Solving

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Very well, I believe that they were completely unaware of food wastage locally and internationally.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Pickling!

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Mapping fruit trees ion our local area as well as the food map in the Chch Red Zone

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? It has reinvigorated food scrap collection and composting in the different hubs.

“We had a really good time creating our individual foosd maops of our local area! We learnt heaps about the pickling prcess and the ablity to extenbd the shelf life of foods. There were many who had never had picked foods or even knew how the process works. We now have fans of picklin in nthe classroom! I would recommend to all to show off some what my student referred to "The Old Ways" of storing foods and creating new flavopurs qwith things they never would have picked up otherwise!”

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Posted 2 months ago

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