Food _____
Community Initiatives
Health
Biological Connections
Name that Teacher
100

The idea that everyone deserves access to affordable, healthy, and culturally relevant food

Food Justice

100

Shared open spaces where locals care for and distribute crops

Community Garden

100

An imbalance between the nutrients your body needs to function and the nutrients it gets

Malnutrition
100

Tonight's dinner is pasta with olive oil and canned vegetables. Which macromolecule is missing? 

Protein

100

This teacher was a tennis coach

Mr. Lehman

200

Low-income census tracts where a substantial number of residents have limited access to healthy, affordable food

Food Desert

200

A vehicle that brings fresh and affordable groceries to historically underserved communities

Mobile Food Truck

200

This condition stems from the cheaper, calorie-dense foods that food-insecure individuals often rely on

Obesity

200

Producers use this process to make food using energy from sunlight

Photosynthesis

200

This teacher worked at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Ms. Foster

300

Limited or uncertain access to healthy, fresh foods

Food Insecurity

300

Local, often volunteer-run distribution site that provides free groceries and staple food items to struggling individuals and families

Food Pantry

300

Food insecurity increases the risk for this chronic condition where your body cannot properly process glucose for energy

Type 2 Diabetes

300

All organisms use this process to convert food into usable energy

Cellular Respiration
300

This teacher plays piano

Mr. Graham

400

A neighborhood with an over-concentration of convenience stores, fast food, and gas stations

Food Swamp

400

This kind of initiative bridges the gap between food justice and technology, empowering users to track community food data 

Food Justice Apps

400

These two macromolecules are primarily responsible for the health outcomes of food insecurity

Highly processed carbohydrates and unhealthy lipids

400

A gardener grows basil and tomato plants next to each other because basil deters pests and improves tomato flavor while tomatoes provide shade. Which symbiotic relationship does this represent?

Mutualism
400

This teacher built a house in Alabama

Ms. Tran

500

A term that reflects the impact of systemic racism on food access

Food Apartheid

500

An organization that works to rescue food that might otherwise be disposed and sell it for $2 per bag

Fair Foods

500

Impacts of food insecurity on mental health

Anxiety, depression, and other behavioral or social disorders

500

If a plant contains 20,000 kcal of energy, how much energy would reach the secondary consumer? 

200 kcal

500

These teachers are from California

Ms. Tran and Mr. Lehman
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