3.1 Food for Keeps
“Food for Keeps” is an upper-elementary lesson from Unit 3: Distribution of the Food for America curriculum that introduces students to food preservation. It explains why food must be preserved to prevent spoilage and teaches four key preservation methods—canning, freezing, drying, and salting/pickling—with historical context and a take-home activity sheet for finding examples at home.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain the meaning of food preservation and why it is necessary.
- List four methods of food preservation and give an example of each.
- Time required
- 50 minutes
- Grade level
- Upper elementary
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Copies of Activity Sheet 12:1
- Samples of food preserved using the methods listed in Objective 2
- Key Term(s)
- Canning, Food preservation, Drying, Salting, Freezing, Pickling