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13. Ask two more participants to go up to the board and draw some of the connections/
relations that were talked about during the group discussion (when the 2 other participants
were doing the initial grouping) – what steps lead to another?
14. Begin within the cafeteria itself and work out, drawing connections with arrows
15. Once missing elements are filled in and arrows connecting things are drawn, use these
follow-up questions for discussion only (nothing needs to go on the board):
a. What (people, animals, environment) is impacted by these steps?
a. Are there some entities that both impact and are impacted by these steps?
a. How are these impacts connected to each other and to the steps?
a. Are there any steps, impacts, or connections that are missing?
16. Ask guiding questions to ensure that they thought through the whole food system
17. Add anything missing in
18. Conclusion: What main steps are involved in getting school food to the cafeteria?
Adapted from the San Francisco Unified School District’s Student Nutrition Services “Student
Food Advisory” curriculum, School Food Timeline, 2018.
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