Teacher Introduction
This lesson plan is designed for students in 5^th-8^th grade. It includes two sections that can each stand alone or be combined into one larger lesson. All information and activities are available as separate PDF copies.

Full Lesson PDFs:
Snack Time!
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Overall Objective
Students will gain an awareness of the evolution of snack food packaging and its environmental impact.

Section 1: From Barrel to Box

• Discover the histories of packaging strategies for three different snacks
• Learn about the reasons that these materials developed as they did

Section 2: When Snack Time is Over…

• Explore disposal options for different types of snack food packaging
• Consider and evaluate the environmental implications (positive and negative) of various disposal methods

STEM Standards-Math (Common Core State Standards Initiative)

• MATH.CONTENT.5.MDA.1 (Measurement & Data)
• MATH.CONTENT.6.RPA.3 (Ratios & Proportional Relationships)
• MATH.CONTENT.7.RPA.1 (Ratios and Proportional Relationships)

STEM Standards-Science (Next Generation Science Standards)

• MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity

 

                                Section 1: From Barrel to Box                               Section 2: When Snack Time is Over…