Extending 4-H into the Middle School Classroom through a Food Science Curriculum

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Extending 4-H into the MiddleSchool Classroom
through a Food Science Curriculum

• Jennifer Richards
• University of Tennessee Knoxville

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Food Safety in the Classroom

• Interdisciplinary unit
• Full lesson plans for science, math, social
  studies, and language arts
• Includes high-energy, hands-on activities
• Tied directly to state content standards for all
  four subjects

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Food Safety in the Classroom

• Project is supported by
• USDAs National Integrate Food Safety Initiative
• Grocery Manufacturers Association
• UT Food Safety Center of Excellence

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Food Safety in the Classroom

• Project includes funding for
• Teacher professional development
• All materials and supplies to implement
  curriculum
• Petri plates, loops, slides, stain, gloves, etc.
• Travel and training for Extension Educators

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Ways to Participate

• Collaboration with middle schools in your county
• 4-H Project Activities
• 4-H Camp Activities

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Overview of Curriculum

• Science culture bacteria, stain and observe
  bacteria with microscope, eat tortilla cell
  models
• Social Studies research foodborne outbreaks via
  web, map occurrence of foodborne illness,
  determine cause of illness

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Overview of Curriculum

• Language Arts write press release for foodborne
  illness outbreak, become food safety experts and
  share expertise with others
• Math Graph food safety kitchen test data, model
  exponential growth and scale, analyze bacterial
  growth data with simple statistics

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Collaborating with Schools

• Extension Educator responsibilities
• Identify participating middle schools/teachers in
  your district
• Attend training workshop
• Help training teachers in your district
• Be on site for implementation to provide
  assistance
• Help collect evaluation data from participating
  students and teachers (surveys)

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Collaborating with Schools

• Project provides funds for
• Training of extension agents and cooperating
  teachers
• All curriculum materials and supplies
• Compensation for extension agents and
  participating teachers

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4-H Club Participation

• Project will provide
• Training for Extension Educators
• Materials and Supplies for completing curricular
  activities
• On-site instructional support may be available

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Conclusion

• Project offers an excellent opportunity to
  provide county extension agents with the
  materials and supplies to supplement active
  participation in middle school classrooms!

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If Interested Contact

• Janie Burney
• The University of TennesseeFamilyConsumer
  Science
• [phone] jburney_at_utk.edu
• Jennifer Richards
• The University of Tennessee
• Food Science and Technology
• [phone] jkr_at_utk.edu