Instructional Video

Urban Farming

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

More than 20 million Americans lack access to grocery stores. The sixth lesson in the 13-part unit on Our Hungry Planet introduces the concept of food deserts and ideas to correct this lack of access. Discussion questions provide a framework for approaching urban farming's relationship with the environment, the economy, and society.

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CCSS: Adaptable
NGSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Discuss how technology and robots might help solve the problem of food deserts
  • Debate why urban areas with large populations lack grocery stores
Classroom Considerations
  • Relies on knowledge from the previous lessons in the unit
Pros
  • Provides closed captioning for ease of note taking
  • Requires very little class time
Cons
  • None
NGSS