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The Whole Meal Cookbook

School: High Tech High Media Arts

City/State: San Diego, CA

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Format(s): Book, Cookbook

Subject(s): English Language Arts, Health and Wellness, Science and Technology, Social Studies

Project Overview

High Tech High students in San Diego, California explored issues about food stemming from the simple question of “should I eat that?” as part of their studies in Humanities and Biology.

They began by researching and choosing diets to follow that interested each individual student for either anthropological or cultural reasons. They looked at the reasons why people choose to eat the food that they do from scientific, cultural, historical, political and economic perspectives. They kept food journals to track when and what they ate.

Field research included visiting a farm, cooking, cell micrography, and interviews with experts. The final product includes articles, pictures, and annotated recipes as well as tips, historical context, biological information towards an understanding of the qualities of our food to help answer the question of “should I eat that?”

The final product is an 8.5”x 8.5” 200-page book in full color. The book is available for purchase at https://www.createspace.com/4825101. 

How This Project Can Be Useful

  • Addresses a topic of wide interest to everyone
  • Shows in-depth content knowledge
  • Collaboration of high school level humanities and biology is evident throughout the book making it a fine model for teacher collaboration in a secondary setting
  • Professional quality layout and printing is highly motivating for students

Common Core State Standards

Standard Long Term Learning Target
WHST.11-12.2
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WHST.11-12.8
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WHST.11-12.9
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