Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California, Berkeley

LiFE (Linking Food and the Environment)

Children from Black Pine Circle Elementary School in Berkeley, California, trial test the LiFE curriculum. Here they are making grape juice!

Linking Food and the Environment (or LiFE) Program, a two-year inquiry-based
science education and nutrition program for fourth through sixth grade urban
children, teachers and parents.
The program uses the study of food and food systems to teach about science as
inquiry, the life sciences and nutrition. The Program involves:

• a student curriculum that addresses many national science education
  standards and nutrition guidelines
• a teacher component that provides education and support to teachers
• a parent component that provides workshops and opportunities to assist in
  the classroom

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