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Our global climate and the food that we eat everyday are inextricably linked.
With these activities we will explore our food system and the role it plays in our changing climate and alternatively, how climate change will impact our food, how it's produced, transported, and more!

hands-on science

Climate Science & Food Systems
Understand how climate change is impacting the food system on a regional level, how climate-smart agricultural practices can help offset the impacts of climate change, and the role we play at the intersection of climate, food, and agriculture.
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12 minutes

Create a Climate Smart Cook Book
Students will research fruits, vegetables, and foods that are locally sourced and in season to produce a set of climate smart recipes. These recipes can be combined to create a climate smart cookbook for distribution to the class, school or community.
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art activities

Resilient Roots Cookbook
We can all do something to help our earth and support local farms! We compiled these four seasonal recipes to inspire conversations about our connection to the food we eat. Each recipe was chosen based on seasonally-available, local, and healthy ingredients – but the most important ingredient is to have fun!
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Raíces Resilientes Recetario
¡Todas y todos podemos poner nuestro granito de arena para ayudar a nuestro planeta y apoyar las granjas locales! Hemos recopilado estas recetas para las cuatro estaciones para motivarnos a conversar sobre nuestras conexiones con los alimentos que comemos. Cada receta fue escogida para poder usar ingredientes de temporada, locales y saludables, pero el ingrediente más importante es ¡que te diviertas!
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storytelling

The Coffee Market in the Face of Climate Change
In her art series, Audrey Carver shows farmers with potentially lost crops and livelihoods, paired with plants in various stages of health, to visualize the interdependence between plants and people, our actions and their lives.
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2 minutes

Happy Cows Help Save the Planet
Costa Rica has become a world leader in agricultural and forestry practices that help reduce global warming by reducing carbon output -- but the real winners are ranchers and farmers who say environmentally sound practices save them money and benefit their livestock, their crops and their livelihoods.
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6 minutes

Climate, Agriculture, and the Challenges Ahead
Climate change will affect all of us, but agriculture is an area where it will hit our lifestyle hard. High temperatures, a changing water situation, extreme weather and increased carbon dioxide will all impact how we grow food, how nutritious it can be and if we'll be able to feed the planet.
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4 minutes

Before We Eat: From Farm to Table
Before we eat, many people must work very hard―planting grain, catching fish, tending animals, and filling crates. In this book, vibrantly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Mary Azarian, readers find out what must happen before food can get to our table to nourish our bodies and spirits.
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3 minutes

additional resources

Climate Science & Food Systems Traveling Trunk
While participating in the Climate Kids activities of art, science and storytelling, students will gain an understanding of how climate change is impacting the food system on a regional level, how climate-smart agricultural practices can help offset the impacts of climate change, and the role we play at the intersection of climate, food, and agriculture.
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Climate Science + Food Systems Traveling Trunk Training
Learn how to use the Climate Science + Food Systems Traveling Trunk with your student group.
While participating in the Climate Kids activities of art, science and storytelling, students will gain an understanding of how climate change is impacting the food system on a regional level, how climate-smart agricultural practices can help offset the impacts of climate change, and the role we play at the intersection of climate, food, and agriculture.
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Video
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41 minutes

Climate Science + Food Systems Educator Training
This training, developed by the Climate Science Alliance, is a high-level overview of our Climate Kids Climate Science + Food Systems Traveling Trunk. This resource is available to educators to help students understand how climate change is impacting our food system, how agricultural practices influence our climate, and the role we play at this intersection.
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1 hour 34 minutes






















