Oklahoma Ag in the ClassroomFebruary Page
Food Checkout Week is February 19-25.The American Farm Bureau celebrates Food Checkout Week the third full week of February each year to celebrate the committment of America's farmers and ranchers to producing safe, abundant and healthy food. In the US the average household spends only 6 percent of its income on food. that compares with 9 percent in the UK 14 percent in France 20 percent in South Africa 25 percent in Brazil 35 percent in India 45 percent in Kenya Source: World Bank 2009, USDA 2009, Euromonitor international 2011 Global Food Price Monitor (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Interactive Map: World Food Statistics (Center for Investigative Reporting) Food Timeline FAQs: Historic Food Prices
Try these lessons to celebrate Food Checkout Week.Students learn to interpret data in grocery ads, create menus and and compute the cost of a dinner.
Students read about the invention of the shopping cart and identify major elements of the story’s structure. (3rd-6th grade math, language arts and social studies) Student estimate the weight and cost of produce and calculate the actual price. (1st-5th grade math) Agriculture: It Doesn't Just Happen Students use research skills to find information about agriculture research projects and use gathered information in a variety of presentations. (6th-8th grade language arts and social studies) How Far Does It Travel? Exploring the Geography of Food Students compare the distances food travels from farm to table. (6th-8th grade social studies, language arts, and math) Where Has All the Farm Land Gone? Students look at issues related to land use worldwide (6th-8th grade social studies and language arts) February PageOklahoma Ag in the Classroom
Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education. |
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