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{"id":1567716016199,"title":"Eat insects at Xmas","handle":"insect-xmas-dinner","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaiter, there’s a fly in my soup, a cockroach on my pizza, and a worm in my rice. There are 2000 kinds of edible insects, and perhaps we should all be eating them to reduce the emissions from raising animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eactivity\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudents are asked to plan a Christmas menu for the school canteen which contains tasty insect dishes alongside more familiar ones. Can they use persuasive communication, and their knowledge of natural resources, to get students to opt for the insect alternatives?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprint curriculum link\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit: Using resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcept: Product life-cycle: A product has an environmental impact during manufacture, use and disposal. Assessment of this impact allows changes to be made to reduce the impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkills: Write: Choose the appropriate style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning stage: Analyse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWeblinks\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mosaicscience.com\/story\/eating-insects\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLovely grub: are insects the future of food?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive article on eating insects for teacher background reading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/018\/i3253e\/i3253e00.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe FAO report on eating insects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the data in this activity came from this FAO report on edible insects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/safeshare.tv\/w\/NVEvfzKgQG\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhy not eat insects? TEDx talk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Marcel Dicke from Wageningen UR makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone's diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.eatgrub.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEat Grub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy not offer your students some insects to try? Enter the code ENGAGEwithGRUB at the checkout for a 10% discount.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-11-26T22:18:53+00:00","created_at":"2018-11-19T12:28:20+00:00","vendor":"Mastery Science","type":"Activity","tags":["Big Idea_Matter","Blueprint unit_Y9 Using resources","Christmas","Learning stage_Analyse","Literacy skill_Read","Literacy skill_Write","Project: Engage","Skills: Write","Y9 Using resources","Year_Year 9"],"price":0,"price_min":0,"price_max":0,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32724383924295,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Eat insects at Xmas","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":0,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-586,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bug2_2.jpg?v=1702229648","\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/eat_insects_xmas_image.jpg?v=1702229648"],"featured_image":"\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bug2_2.jpg?v=1702229648","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21955791814727,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.739,"height":996,"width":736,"src":"\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bug2_2.jpg?v=1702229648"},"aspect_ratio":0.739,"height":996,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bug2_2.jpg?v=1702229648","width":736},{"alt":null,"id":830621548615,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.707,"height":1024,"width":724,"src":"\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/eat_insects_xmas_image.jpg?v=1702229648"},"aspect_ratio":0.707,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/eat_insects_xmas_image.jpg?v=1702229648","width":724}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaiter, there’s a fly in my soup, a cockroach on my pizza, and a worm in my rice. There are 2000 kinds of edible insects, and perhaps we should all be eating them to reduce the emissions from raising animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eactivity\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudents are asked to plan a Christmas menu for the school canteen which contains tasty insect dishes alongside more familiar ones. Can they use persuasive communication, and their knowledge of natural resources, to get students to opt for the insect alternatives?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprint curriculum link\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit: Using resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcept: Product life-cycle: A product has an environmental impact during manufacture, use and disposal. Assessment of this impact allows changes to be made to reduce the impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkills: Write: Choose the appropriate style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning stage: Analyse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWeblinks\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mosaicscience.com\/story\/eating-insects\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLovely grub: are insects the future of food?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive article on eating insects for teacher background reading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/018\/i3253e\/i3253e00.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe FAO report on eating insects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the data in this activity came from this FAO report on edible insects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/safeshare.tv\/w\/NVEvfzKgQG\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhy not eat insects? TEDx talk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Marcel Dicke from Wageningen UR makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone's diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.eatgrub.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEat Grub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy not offer your students some insects to try? Enter the code ENGAGEwithGRUB at the checkout for a 10% discount.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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