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This teaching resource featuring Canadian farmers, veterinarians, and researchers provides grades 7–12 classes with a fun and helpful overview of the Canadian food cycle in six videos. Students apply their learning and reflect on how their food is produced.
The Feeding Canada series comprises six short videos. The goal of the series is to provide an engaging, balanced, evidence-informed overview of the Canadian food system.
Each video includes a lesson plan exploring a specific topic and how it relates to various stages of the food cycle. The plan includes
- A detailed Teacher Guide with background information, discussion questions, activities, and extended learning resources
- A student viewing guide with pre- and post-video reflection questions and additional learning resources.
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English
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Feeding Canada Lesson 1: Sustainable Farming
Explore the components of the food cycle. You will look at how sustainable farming practices can affect the environment and produce safe, healthy food in Canada.
Through class discussion, activities, and reflection questions, students will
- Identify and describe the six components[...]
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Feeding Canada Lesson 2: Farm Animal Care
Explore animal well-being on the farm in this engaging lesson plan featuring class discussion, activities, and a video featuring Canadian farmers, researchers, and veterinarians.
Through class discussion, activities, and reflection questions, students will
- Explain what a code[...]
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Feeding Canada Lesson 3: Food Safety
Learn about the regulations and food safety measures in place throughout the Canadian food cycle using this interactive video, helpful discussion, and fun lesson plan.
Through class discussion, activities, and reflection questions, students will
- Identify who sets food safety[...]
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Feeding Canada Lesson 4: Antibiotics and Growth Hormones
Use this free video and teaching resource to help your students explore the use and regulation of antibiotics and growth hormones in the Canadian food system.
Through class discussion, activities, and reflection questions, students will
- Describe why and how antibiotics are[...]
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Feeding Canada Lesson 5: Biotechnology
Discover the use and regulation of biotechnology in the Canadian food cycle using this interactive video, classroom discussion, and engaging activities.
Through class discussion, activities, and reflection questions, students will
- Gain an understanding of the history of biotechnology[...]
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Feeding Canada Lesson 6: Wasted Food and Food Recovery
Discover the impact of wasted food and examine initiatives to reduce and manage food waste at various stages of the food cycle with this interactive video, classroom discussion, and engaging activities.
Through class discussion, activities, and reflection questions, students will
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Feeding Canada Curriculum Connections
The Curriculum Connections document has specific learning outcomes associated with each video. Several programs of study in Alberta’s[...]