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** Building off of Lesson One: ** -Food Sources – learning about different food sources and the foods that they produce – farming (agriculture), forestry (trees). -Agriculture in Saskatchewan (wheat farming) – learning about different crops and the kinds of food items they supply us with, as well as the process of going from the crop to the table (combine grain, haul and sell to business...). -Technology – looking at the role that technology plays on food production (ex. faming equipment, greenhouses).  -Mapping Foods Around the World – learning about local foods from different countries around the world. Looking at similarities and differenced of foods from around the world compared to the foods that we eat. -Cultural Foods – learning about different cultures and the foods that they eat, as well as the meaning and traditions behind the foods (ex. First Nations, Ukrainian). Looking at similarities and differences of cultural foods compared to the foods that we eat.  Activities: ** -Veggie People – making people or faces out of a variety of different vegetables. -Planting a Garden – planting a classroom garden where the students would take care of the plants (making sure they have water, warmth, and light), and watch them grow. -Cultural Foods – Métis/First Nations – learning about the importance and use of traditional foods from the Métis and First Nation cultures – making bannock in the classroom. -Field trip to a local grain farm – students will be able to see, feel, and smell different crops, learn about the machinery involved in harvesting a crop, as well as see first-hand, and learn, the process that food takes from the crop to the table. -Visiting different places around the world – as a class, “visiting” (researching) different places around the world (provinces, countries, states) and looking at the foods that they eat there,and the foods that are local there. Students can find similarities and differences between the foods that they eat, and foods from other places.
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**End of Unit Celebration: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pot Luck Lunch – at the end of the unit, the class will all contribute to and take part in a potluck lunch. Each student will bring one food item, relating <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">to what we have learned about in class, to share with everyone in the class.