The Role of Technology in Food Sustainability

Preparation

Students are expected to:.

• Have some background in viewing Youtube videos in VR on the HHVR headsets.
• Have been studying the concepts of food sustainability.
• Have knowledge in how to use flip.
• Know how to take a screenshot using a laptop or device.

Teachers should make sure that:

• Devices are charged.
• Students are able to access all listed websites and videos.
• Slide deck has been checked and the teacher has access.
• A copy of the Student Digital Notebook has been distributed to students and they have downloaded/ made a copy for themselves.
• A class and topic have been set up in flip so students are able to record their responses (you will need to set up a teacher’s account – see tutorial here if unfamiliar).
• Students are divided into pairs or groups depending on how many devices are available. A suggested rotation cycle may be:
  

  Group	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
  Group 1	HHVR	Research	Google Arts and Culture
  Group 2	Google Arts and Culture	HHVR	Research
  Group 3	Research	Google Arts and Culture	HHVR

  This may differ based on student numbers and number of HHVR headsets/ devices.

Learning Sequence

• Direct students to complete the Food Print Quiz. Ask them to take a screenshot of their results and paste into their Student Digital Notebooks. 
• Discuss as a class:
  • What are some of the tips that were recommended to you in the detailed report?
  • Are there any you think you could try?

• Watch Building a more sustainable food system with AI | FT Food Revolution (2:45) as a class. Ask students to complete a 321 RIQ on page _ of their student digital notebook
  • 3 things they remember from the video
  • 2 new insights they have gained from the video
  • 1 question they now have

Station-based Experiences

• Divide students into 3 groups. Rotate groups through each station (10 mins each station). Students should record their thinking and interactions with each station on pages _in their Student Digital Notebooks

Station 1 – HHVR

• Students view Food Nation VR 360° – Sustainability(3:06) and 360 Degree Virtual Farm Tour: Sustainable Practices on New England Dairy Farms (4:26) on the HHVR headsets. Answer the following questions in their student digital notebooks:
  • What technologies were used in the videos?
  • How do these technologies help food sustainability?
  • Come up with and explain another technology idea that could be used on a farm to help with food sustainability

Station 2 – Google Arts and Culture

• Students explore 5 designs defining the future of food — Google Arts & Culture and answer the following questions about each design:
  • Which of the 5 designs do you think is the most effective in food sustainability? Why?
  • Which design do you think needs improving? Why? And how would you improve it?
  • Which design would you most want to try/ explore? Why?
• Students may work in pairs 

Station 3 – Research

• Students view 1-2 of the following videos on different technologies that are being used to help food sustainability
  • The Futuristic Farms That Will Feed the World | Freethink | Future of Food (6:20)
  • 5 AI-Enabled Farming Robots | Future of Farming ▶ 2 (8:35)
  • 5 Vertical Farms Run by AI and Robots | Future of Farming ▶ 3 (12:00)
• Students take notes on the video and the technologies used in their student digital notebook.

• Ask students to choose a technology they have viewed and provide a 30 – 45 second recorded response to the following questions on flip:
  • What technology have you chosen??
  • How does it aid food sustainability?
  • In your opinion, how effective do you think this technology will be in aiding food sustainability? Justify your answer with an explanation.

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