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World Biodiversity Day

Target audience (age): Ensino Fundamental 1 Aims: get familiar with the World Biodiversity Day (May 22nd), its celebration and food vocabulary related to the topic through CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning in Science). Duration: 30-40 min. Organization: group work Materials: internet access, worksheets, cardboards, pencils, markers, examples of fruit and vegetables (see images below)

Preparation: Information about biodiversity:

• Biodiversityis the degree of variation of life. It can refer to genetic variation, species variation, or ecosystem variation within an area, biome or planet.

• Checkthe YouTube videos below to choose the most appropriate for your students. <www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErATB1aMiSU&list=PLykhCZpNOapKXhgLws7Qh6P_fHzo87Bup> – “What is Biodiversity?” <www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_otglflQw4> – “Biodiversity Begins with a B” <www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrlU7YcqmZQ> – “Celebrating the Great Plant Hunt” <www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8seQ7ipog4> – “2C Helps Biodiversity”

Accessed on April 1, 2014.

Procedures:• Writethe word biodiversity on the board and ask students what they know about it. Provide some

explanation, as well as when it’s celebrated (May 22nd). For further information, visit the following website: <www.cbd.int/ibd/2008/youth/intro/> (accessed on February 17, 2014).

• Chooseone of the videos you checked during preparation and play it to the group.

• Askstudents how they would contribute to biodiversity and how they would like to celebrate the World Biodiversity Day.

• Dividestudents into small groups and explain they are going to play a game about food.

• Distributethe worksheets and explain they are supposed to classify the food according to the categories in the worksheet. Use the pictures to introduce words they don’t know.

• Checkwhich group got more answers correct and solve any vocabulary doubts they might still have.

• Survey: have students check these links to find out the best time to buy certain fruit and vegetables:


Spring: <http://localfoods.about.com/od/whatsinseason/a/SpringFruitVeg.htm> Carrot, strawberry, lettuce, potato, radish, onion.

Summer: <http://localfoods.about.com/od/whatsinseason/a/SummerFruitVeg.htm> Apple, carrot, corn, grape, onions, melons.

Winter: <http://localfoods.about.com/od/searchbyseason/a/wintervegetables.htm> Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, onion, potato, squash.

Fall: <http://localfoods.about.com/od/whatsinseason/a/FallFruitVeg_2.htm> Apple, broccoli, cabbage, onion, potato, lettuce, pumpkin, spinach, sweet potatoes.

Wrap-up:• Askstudents to fill in the information in the worksheet and then make a poster celebrating the World

Biodiversity Day, focusing on the seasons survey and the best time to buy certain fruit and vegetables in the United States. Spread them at the school if possible.

Answer key:Roots: carrot, potato, onion, radish, ginger, sweet potato, yam, yacón

Flowers: broccoli, cauliflower, chamomile, dandelion, dill, passionflower

Nuts and seeds: maize (corn), beans, rice, pistachio, cashew, almond, walnut, chia, sunflower

Leaves: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, mustard

Fruit: orange, apple, tomato, strawberry, banana, pineapple, watermelon, grape

Melons: pumpkin, squash, honeydew

Based on the game “What parts of plants do you eat?”

<www.cbd.int/ibd/2008/youth/food/4.shtml>

<www.webmd.com/diet/healthy-kitchen-11/leafy-greens-rated>

Accessed on April 1, 2014.


Roots:Carrot <www.healthbenefitstimes.com/9/uploads/2013/05/Orange-Carrot.jpg >

Potato <http://barringtonstageco.org/blog/pmp-blog-you-say-potato/>

Onion <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_onion>

Radish <http://sekapporchard.com/?attachment_id=435>

Ginger <http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/ginger-root-stomach-400x400.jpg>

Sweet potato <www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/healthy-sweet-potato-recipes>

Yam <http://caribbeanvegan.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/yam-andcheese-pie-raw-christophene-salad-and-revisiting-coconut-bread/>

Yacón <http://standperu.com/content/8-yacon>

Flowers:Broccoli <http://livelovefruit.com/2013/06/benefits-of-broccoli/>

Cauliflower <http://indianapublicmedia.org/eartheats/curry-spiced-cauliflower-potatoes/>

Chamomile <http://templedarkmoon.blogspot.com.br/2010/10/chamomile-magickal-herb.html>

Dandelion <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum>

Dill <http://eofdreams.com/dill.html>

Passionflower <www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-bolemanherring/scent-sensibility-the-pas_b_3405831.html>

Nuts and seeds: Maize (corn) <www.dhaanya.com/maize.html>

Beans <www.foodsubs.com/Beans.html>

Rice <http://ghanaianreactoronline.com/news_details.php?newsid=10872>

Pistachio <www.seedguides.info/pistachios/>

Cashew <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew>

Almond <http://www.nutfruit.org/almonds_5297.jpg>

Walnut <http://falafel-recipes.blogspot.com.br/2009/12/walnut-about-walnut.html>

Chia <http://danielameira.blogspot.com.br/2012/03/emagrecer-com-chia.html>

Sunflower <www.care2.com/greenliving/5-super-health-benefits-of-sunflower-seeds.html>


Leaves: Lettuce <www.freegreatpicture.com/fruits-and-vegetables/high-definition-picture-lettuce-24566>

Spinach <www.juicers-support-forum.com/pages/spinach>

Cabbage <www.med-health.net/Cabbage-Juice.html>

Mustard <http://ianandluis.blogspot.com.br/2012/07/how-to-make-gooseberry-and-mustard-seed.html>

Fruit: Orange <http://eofdreams.com/orange.html>

Apple <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple>

Tomato <https://itunes.apple.com/br/app/tomato/id572863721?mt=12>

Strawberry <www.figtreeolivebranch.com/how-to-hull-a-strawberry/>

Banana <www.farmaciaquiron.com.br/blog/index.php?det=105>

Pineapple <www.babyfood101.com/pineapple_baby_food_recipes/>

Watermelon <http://urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/watermelon.cfm>

Grape <www.iambabypanda.com/2012/03/grape-expectations-grape-detox-mask.html>

Melons: Pumpkin <http://judicialpeach.com/2010/10/03/buttermilk-pumpkin-waffles/>

Squash <http://nutritionmythbusters.blogspot.com.br/2010/11/myth-i-inadvertently-purchased-acorn.html>

Honeydew <http://color.wikia.com/wiki/Honeydew>Accessed on April 1, 2014.


Almond Apple Banana

Cabbage Beans Broccoli

Carrot Cashew Cauliflower

Chamomile Chia Dandelion

Dill Grape Honeydew


Lettuce Maize (Corn) Mustard

Onion Orange Passionflower

Pineapple Pistachio Potato

Radish Pumpkin Rice

Spinach Squash Strawberry


Sunflower Sweet potato Tomato

Walnut Watermelon Yacón

Yam Ginger


Name ___________________________________________ Date ___/___/___

World Biodiversity Day – Let’s celebrate it!

What parts of plants do you eat? Write the words in the correct category.

Carrot Cauliflower Pumpkin Onion Squash Apple Beans Radish Chamomile Rice Yam

Orange Maize (Corn) Sweet potato Cashew Mustard Tomato Strawberry Cabbage Yacón

Pistachio Banana Honeydew Dandelion Lettuce Pineapple Watermelon Broccoli Chia

Almond Walnut Spinach Ginger Grape Sunflower Dill Passionflower Potato

ROOTS FLOWERS NUTS AND SEEDS

LEAVES FRUIT MELONS


Write some examples of fruit and vegetables that have their best flavor in each season.

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

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