Climate Change in the future (2)

How is sea level rise going to effect us in NZ

What places will be effected?

Around the coast of NZ

What else do we need to think about?

Building houses not on the coast

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Pacific Islands

What does this do to our drinking water?

Salt in the water

What are the main concerns?]

Flooding erosion 

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What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1.  Eat less meat
2.  Recycle 
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Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

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What are 3 others you can think of?

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My Investigation

Where does our food come from?

• Choose your favorite food.
• Sapasui ( Samoan Chopsuey)
• Talo ( Samoan Taro)

1. Upload a picture of it.
2. Draw a picture of it on A4.    

On your blog answer the following questions.

• Where does the food come from (e.g. is it from another province or country, was it purchased or made locally)? 

   Taro root is a starchy root vegetable originally grown in Asia but now taro is           enjoyed around the world.  

   

   Where does taro and Chopsuey come from? 

   Taro root comes from the taro plant, it is native to Southeast Asia and also India.

   Chopsuey is a dish that is almost on every Chinese takeout menu, but Chopsuey does not come from china. According to culinary legend, Chopsuey was invented in August 29, in 1896 in NYC.

    

•     How many kilometers away did the food travel to get to you?

                                            3,263 Kilometers ( Taro)

                                            14,369 Kilometers ( Chopsuey)

• What are the main ingredients? 

CHOPSUEY:

Meat: Beef ( Chuck or ramp steak) or chicken ( Portions or boneless) or pork. 

Vermicelli Noodles ( Buy in packets)

Garlic

Ginger
Mushroom soy sauce
Vegtables

TARO: 

Taro is grown as a root vegetable for its edible starchy corn but it is also consumed as a leaf vegetable. 

• How is the food packaged? 

• What resources do you need to produce this food item (e.g. land, water, oil, food, etc.)? 

TARO:

Taro needs to be grown in land areas 

CHOPSUEY:

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• Would this item have been processed? 

• Is there anything unique or significant about the food item (e.g. fair-trade, local)? 

• What else do you notice about this food that affects its climate friendliness? 

• Do you think this food is climate friendly (Circle)?       YES   NO 

• Why?
• Food waste that decomposes in landfills releases methane, a greenhouse gas that is at least 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide

• If no, what would be a better alternative?