Understanding how food, energy, and water decisions affect the thriving of local, regional, and global systems– A practice brief for secondary science teachers

Friday 3:00pm-4:00pm SERC Building - Atrium | Poster #12
Poster Session Part of Friday Poster Session

Authors

Shondricka Burrell, Morgan State University
Imogen Herrick, University of Kansas Main Campus
Todd Campbell, University of Connecticut
Doug Lombardi, University of Maryland-College Park
Xavier Fazio, Brock University
Historically, decision-making around food, energy, and water (FEW) have not emphasized naturally occurring and complex interconnections. As such, these decontextualized approaches have led to environmental degradation and a disproportionate distribution of environmental risk to vulnerable communities. Alternatively, food, energy, and water can be taught as interconnected content embedded in science courses as a more justice oriented approach promoting environmental sustainability. This poster presentation describes equity-based strategies for the teaching of food, energy, and water in the science classroom.