 | Exploding the hunger myths - A high school curriculum |
 |  | Acknowledgements |
| | Why this curriculum? |
|  | How to use this curriculum |
| | Subject areas |
| | Special class situations |
| | Pretest: What do you think? |
| | Action ideas handout |
| | Lesson 1: Hunger awareness |
| | Activity 1: If this class represented the world |
| | Activity 2: Eating the way the world eats |
| | Activity 3: Images of hunger |
| | Activity 4: The web of hunger |
| | Activity 5: The news about hunger |
| | Lesson 2: Is scarcity the problem? |
| | Activity 1: Diet diary |
| | Activity 2: How much food is there? |
| | Activity 3: Where does the food go? |
| | Activity 4: Hunger in the midst of plenty |
| | Lesson 3: Are there too many people? |
| | Activity 1: What is overpopulation? |
| | Activity 2: Why do people have children? |
| | Lesson 4: Is technology the answer? |
| | Activity 1: Is more always better? |
| | Activity 2: Technology on trial - One person's story |
| | Lesson 5: Rich world, poor world? |
| | Activity 1: Life on the farm |
| | Activity 2: Selling food |
| | Activity 3: Who suffers, who benefits? |
| | Lesson 6: Will more foreign aid help end hunger? |
| | Activity 1: Aid for whom? Aid for what? |
| | Activity 2: Development from within-or without? |
| | Lesson 7: Can change happen? |
| | Activity 1: Making change |
| | Activity 2: What would you do? |
| | Lesson 8: Working together for change |
| | Activity 1: Brainstorming ways to end hunger |
| | Activity 2: Letting people know how you feel |
| | Activity 3: Food and hunger in your community |
| | Activity 4: Fighting hunger in your community |
| | Activity 5: Teaching others about hunger |
| | Glossary |
| | Resource guide |
| | Organizations |
| | Governmental and multinational organizations |
| | Audiovisual materials |
| | Books |
| | Agriculture/Farming |
| | Aid |
| | Hunger/Nutrition |
| | Teaching materials and references |
| | Technology/Environment |
| | Women |
| | Working for change |
| | Periodicals |
| | About the institute for food and development policy |
Governmental and multinational organizations
The following organizations are sources of official documents and statistics on subjects covered in this curriculum.
• Agency for International Development (AID)
320 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20523
202-632-1850
Principal agency administering U.S. bilateral aid.
• Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
1776 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20437
202-653-2402
Part of the United Nations; stated purpose is to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living for people in countries of the UN. Publishes annual Production Yearbooks, with statistics on food production, and many other publications.
• United Nations Childrens' Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
212-415-8000
Provides aid to governments for programs to benefit children. Publishes UNICEF News, pamphlets, and reports.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
14th & Independence Streets SW
Washington, DC 20250
202-447-2791
U.S. government department involved in agricultural research and policy.
• World Bank
1818 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20433
202-477-1234
A multilateral development bank and lending institution for development financing, usually in third world countries.
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