Project Overview

The driving question for this project is What modes of food production will best sustain our future? Each group chose to examine a “dichotomous pair” of foods: a pair of foods that seem similar in most ways, but that are fundamentally different in one or more important way. Each group member focused their research through a particular lens of inquiry: Economic sustainability, ecological sustainability, nutritional sustainability, or ethical sustainability. All but those researching through the nutrition lens explored the production, distribution, and consumption of both items in their pair. Those with the nutrition lens examined the long-term and short-term effects of consumption, including management of waste. The goal was to determine which item in the pair is a more sustainable choice.

Benchmark 1 - Pick a Pair

Dichotomous Pair: Fresh Strawberries vs Frozen Strawberries

Benchmark 2 - Question Generation

GQ 1 How economically sustainable are Monocropped Crops compared to Crops grown on Diversified Farms?

How economically sustainable is the production of Monocropped Crops compared to Crops Grown on Diversified Farms?

How economically sustainable is the distribution of Monocropped Crops compared to Crops grown on Diversified Farms?

How economically sustainable is the consumption of Monocropped Crops compared to Crops Grown on Diversified Farms?

Bridge to Whitepaper

Benchmark 4 - Whitepaper

Benchmark 5 - Board Game

Benchmark 6 - TED Talks

Benchmark 7 - Reflection