Welcome to the 2025 Food and Identity Unit
The sixth grade enjoyed our interdisciplinary unit on identity. This past January, we spent time looking at identity through food. Each “MESH” class -- math, English, science, and history -- contributed time and skills to exploring several questions regarding how part of our students’ identities are linked to the foods that they eat. Throughout this unit, the students developed an answer to our guiding question, “How are we what we eat?”
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To help answer our guiding question, students created a Thinglink to showcase their work. These projects are included in the Google Site.
In English, the students reflected on a dish that was important to their family and/or culture, and then they wrote about it using descriptive, vivid language.
In history, students researched the origins and cultural importance of traditional foods and created a presentation on a specific, culturally important food.
In science class, students looked more closely at their recipe to better understand where their food originated from. Students created an infographic to showcase their findings.
In math class, students collected data about the food they consumed in a week and created a data visualization exercise, integrating both math and art.
To find the student work, click each "icon" on the Thinglink. It will bring you to each component.