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Food Sustainability Science Fair Workshop

Who we are:. Food Sustainability Science Fair Workshop. Doreen Ojala , Project Manager, The Foodshed Project www.foodshedproject.ca. Cathy Orlando, Science Outreach Coordinator, Laurentian University

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Food Sustainability Science Fair Workshop

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  1. Who we are: Food Sustainability Science Fair Workshop Doreen Ojala,Project Manager,The Foodshed Projectwww.foodshedproject.ca Cathy Orlando,Science Outreach Coordinator,Laurentian University Trained by Al Gore, David Suzuki and an incredible team assembled byThe Climate Project Canadawww.lu-ltspp.ca

  2. 1. What is food sustainability? 2. Science Fair Project Guidelines 3. Foodshed Project Grant Application 4. Hands-on Activity – Rank your lunch! 5. Evaluation Presentation Outline:

  3. The Video

  4. 1. What is Food Sustainability? ? It is a term used to describe any issues involved with buying, growing and eating local food.

  5. Why is food sustainability important? Because it is good for ourselves, our community and our environment

  6. OurEnvironment OurCommunity Ourselves Why is buying, growing and eating local food good for: ?

  7. OurEnvironment OurCommunity Ourselves Why is buying, growing and eating local food good for: less carbon emissions (transportation ) Economy: local farmers Health &Nutrition: freshest food less concentrated animal waste less packaging Economy: growing food = affordable food Education: teaches you how to garden and cook biodiversity:different varieties of vegetables are grown Eat lower on the food chain – more vegetables, whole food, and less processed food

  8. Now let’s go through the Science Fair Project Guidelines…

  9. 2. What are the three types of projects can you have? Experiment Start with a question, make a hypothesis, test controlled variables, record & analyze results ? Study Start with a question, state a hypothesis, observe naturally occurring variables, record & analyze results Innovation Design a product or process to solve a particular problem, run trials, record & analyze results BASEF 2004

  10. Innovation Study Experiment test controlledvariables design a product or process observe naturallyoccurring variables So…what is the difference between an: ?

  11. MAKE SURE YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT INTERESTS YOU!!!! Can anyone think of a food sustainability experiment, study or innovation? ?

  12. for studies…

  13. Study: How do the food regulations of other countries affect Canada? Study: What is the carbon foodprint of potatoes (that are bought in Sudbury) grown in Azilda, compared to potatoes grown in Newfoundland? Study: What resources such as movies, books and magazines exist to educate people about food sustainability? Study: How many common foods in Canada are grown from trees? Study: What was the diet of a Sudbury pioneer, and how has that changed over the last 60 years? …for studies… Study: If we had to rely on local food sources, how would our diet change – consider each season. Study: What Canadian-grown foods can be bought in season each month of the year? Study: How much do people know about food sustainability? Study: How many people in you school grow their own food?

  14. Study - Start with a question, state a hypothesis, observe naturally occurring variables, record & analyze results. For example… Question: How many people in my school grow their own food?Hypothesis: I think 25% of people grow their own food.Methods & Materials: - design a survey - have students fill it out - ask questions like - do you grow your own food? - if not, would you like to? - what food do you grow? - do you compost? - do you preserve your food? Organize and Analyze: - how many people said ‘yes’ and ‘no’ - plot your results

  15. Experiment: What effect does different soil types have on plant growth? Experiment: Do store bought chemicals improve the seedling production of a food plant? Experiment: Under what conditions does yogurt grow best? Experiment: Can education about food sustainability alter shopping habits? …for experiments… Experiment: What types of seeds can be sprouted from common grocery store beans and seeds? Experiment: Which store bought potatoes sprout the best? Experiment: Which store bought potatoes sprout the best?

  16. Innovation: How can you improve the Sun Oven solar oven design? Innovation: Develop a diet plan that supports food grown by local farmers? Innovation: How does adding compost improve soil quality? Innovation: Build your own hydroponic garden or use a commercial one and evaluate its performance. …innovations… Innovation: Build your own home made seed sprouter. Innovation: Design a menu for a week for your family that has uses on the “150 mile diet”

  17. 3. What are the four major steps of a science fair project? ? 1. Thinking and planning 2. Performing and Recording 3. Analyzing and Interpreting 4. Communicating your results in a poster

  18. 1. Thinking and Planning ie., What is the effect of different soil types on bean growth? • ask questions • - clarify problems • - plan procedures • - develop your hypothesis ie., What types of soil will I use… do some background research. ie., Where will I get my soil, what type of bean will I use, what types of soil will I use? ie., My hypothesis is that the seeds will grow best in well drained and aerated soil. Experiment, Innovation or Study? What type of project is this?

  19. 2. Performing and Recording - Write out all your steps(methods and materials) - follow your instructions - KEEP A LOG BOOK! - fill it in as you go

  20. 3. Analyzing and Interpreting • - organize and analyze results • what does it all mean?

  21. 4. Communicating - your poster - organize materials for poster into:intro, methods, results, conclusion, references - not much writing - use lots of graphs, tables and diagrams …for example…

  22. Line graphs, Pie charts and Bar graphs…

  23. Be a scientist! • In your investigations what are your… • subjects- independent variables- dependent variables- controls (or control groups)- quantitative observations- qualitative observations Know what these terms mean.

  24. dependent variable(bean growth)on Y axis independent variable(soil type and time)on X axis What are the conditions: • plotting the independent and dependent variables

  25. Manage your time! A few more notes… Be safe and ethical.

  26. A lot of information??? …relax… it’s all in the guidebook and we’re also here to help

  27. Why we’re here today…

  28. The Foodshed Project is offering a grant of up to $50.00 to support food sustainability projects. You can receive up to $50 to use towards supplies for your science fair project.

  29. Writing your Grant Proposal The grant proposal rules are; • - must be about a food sustainability issue or topic • - must submit a grant proposal • - money can only be used on materials for your project • - material will be purchased by The Foodshed Project staff • Only 5 grants will be awarded • Partners for Youth Engagement in Food Sustainability will judge the application and award the winners • DUE DATE: Last Monday in January, 2010

  30. Writing your Grant Proposal This is what it will look like!

  31. Writing your Grant Proposal We also have stuff you can borrow FOR FREE

  32. 4. Hands-on Activity - Rank your lunch! How would you rank your lunch today? Materials: your lunches, flip chart paper, markers and masking tape Assemble into groups of 4-7 students Develop a scale (0 =poor, 5 = excellent) for ranking your lunches using the following criteria:

  33. 4. Hands-on Activity - Rank your lunch! How would you rank your lunch today? 1. Nutrition – score items that have lots of sugar, white flour and/or transfats low and those look more like they were in nature (whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, non-processed and low fat meats, etc) higher

  34. 4. Hands-on Activity - Rank your lunch! How would you rank your lunch today? 2. Garbage generated-come up with your own scale with “0” being a lunch where an item has non-recyleable packaging and “5” if a food item came in reusable containers or can be composted. Don’t forget to rank your lunch bag!!!

  35. 4. Hands-on Activity - Rank your lunch! How would you rank your lunch today? • Food miles - give an item a score of “0” if you do not know its food miles or if it did not come from North America, give yourself a medium score if it came from Canada and high score if it was from Ontario and a perfect score if came from within 150 miles

  36. Different ways of plotting data

  37. 4. Hands-on Activity - Rank your lunch! • Nutrition: - low score (0-2): items that have lots of sugar, white flour and/or transfats - cookies, chips, pop, candy, french fries, etc.- high score (3-5): items that look more like they were in nature - vegetables, fruit, non-processed meats, nuts, home-made meals,etc. • Garbage generated: - low score (0): non-recyclable packaging - medium score (3): recyclable packaging - high score (5): reusable packaging(Don’t forget to rank your lunch bag) • Food miles: - low score (0): if you do not know where it came from - low score (1): if you know it did not come from North America - medium score (2-4): if you know it came from Canada - high score (5): if you know it came from within 250km of Sudbury Determine one way to display the results (table, graphs, or pie charts) on the flip chart paper. Post the results on the walls.

  38. 4. Hands-on Activity - Rank your lunch! • How would you rank your lunch today? • Was this activity a study, experiment or innovation? • Was this investigation subjective or objective? Can you compare the results between groups? • What were the dependent and independent variables? • What are the some general conclusions you can make from the results obtained today? • What is a possible application of the results from this investigation?

  39. The Foodshed Project’s Food Sustainability Science Fair Workshop Thank you, Please fill out an evaluation form. Thanks for being part of the pilot project. You are making a difference.

  40. This workshop was put together by with help from

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