Erase Food Waste: Teacher Resources

Welcome to the teacher resources page for the Erase Food Waste challenge! Here you will find links for a variety of resources: the student-facing challenge materials, a teacher guide for the challenge, a slide deck for the challenge, and some tips on implementation models and recruiting judges.

Mathematical Standards

Number Sense and Computation

  • Finding Key Percent Relationships 6.RP.A.3.C, 7.RP.A.3
    • Use percent change to build a sliding price scale.
    • Operate with percentages to apply the sliding price scale and demonstrate its benefits.

Algebra

  • Representing and Manipulating Algebraic Expressions 6.EE.A.2.A, 7.EE.A.2, 7.EE.B.3
    • Create and analyze an algebraic expression that represents the quality of food over time
    • Create an algebraic expression to represent the amount of money made in a month, taking the age of the food item and percent off of the original price into consideration.

Statistics

  • Random Sampling and Inferences 7.SP.A.2
    • Analyze market research
    • Create and conduct surveys
    • Analyze data from surveys

Additional Resources

The resources in this section are the same for all challenges.

Pitch Preparation Resources

The following resources are here to support you as you plan to recruit people outside of the classroom to serve as experts and pitch judges.