To join the Colorado GROW Youth Institute, high school students write a short research paper on a country and global challenge they’re interested in. They dig into food security issues and explore how they’re connected to global challenges.
By looking at both global and local challenges, students develop a stronger understanding of the common problems we face and the creative solutions needed to solve them.
Check out resources and lesson plans to bring the Global Challenge research project into your high school classroom.
How to incorporate the Global Challenge research project into your classroom?
Introduce students to food security concepts locally and globally.
Students choose a country and food security topic to research, using past papers, examples, and mapping tools for ideas.
Teachers guide and mentor students through the research and writing process.
Resources
- Global Challenge research paper guidelines
- Colorado educational standards crosswalk (explore how the Global Challenge curriculum aligns with the Colorado Academic Standards)
- List of example paper topics
- Example student papers
- Student-facing Hunger Heroes course (walk through key concepts and steps for completing the Global Challenge research paper)
- CSU Libraries’ GROW Youth Institute research guide (free resources)
- CSU Impact Map (discover research ideas)
Lesson plans
Students will explore the concept of food security by simulating real-world challenges and trade-offs through an interactive game.
Students will use mapping tools to explore local food availability and access barriers.
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Students will examine the relationship between food cost, calories, and nutrition.
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Students will investigate how climate factors impact food production. They will use global maps to identify regions unable to produce crops year-round, make comparisons between regions, and consider adaptation strategies.
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Students will explore food and agriculture-related research studied by CSU faculty. The focus is to highlight the studies and solutions developed to improve agriculture and food challenges experienced by communities.
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