The Crunch – free teaching resources for primary and secondary schools
Have you received your box of free equipment from the Wellcome Trust for a science initiative focusing on food called ‘The Crunch’? The Crunch is a national programme that will be delivered through schools, science centres and other networks in association with organisations like Food for Life and the BBC around the UK who will run events in their local areas.
Activities will include:
- Every primary, secondary school and college in the UK will receive a free resource kit containing lesson notes, science equipment and short plays from Easter 2016
- Key science centres across the UK will be facilitating interactive food and drink experiences for families, aiming to reach over 100,000 people. This will be accompanied by a new digital game 'Hungry City'
- 'Chew it over', free interactive workshops for adults combining theatre and in-depth discussion, will tour the country performing and creating provocative new drama based on the opinions and contribution of the audience
- Working with BBC micro:bit The Crunch will ask year seven students to share their behaviours and opinions on food, health and the planet using a pocket-sized codeable computer.
More details can be found at the Wellcome Trust website.
As part of Food for Life’s contribution to the initiative in Warwickshire, Bret Willers, the programme manager for Warwickshire is offering schools enrolled with Food for Life:
- Support and advice to teachers on using the kit and associated activities to promote a greater understanding of food and how it is produced;
- Illustrated presentations and discussions about ethical, environmental and health issues associated with food.
For further details contact Bret Willers at bwillers@soilassociation.org or 07786994442.
An important initiative funded by the Warwickshire Public Health Department to promote the health and wellbeing of children in schools across the county and to provide an important contribution to raising educational attainment.