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Hunger- A Webquest

Hunger- A Webquest. Grade 7 Seminar. Goal:. Make a three- folding pamphlet informing your peers on hunger. Topics to Include. What is hunger? What are symptoms of hunger? What causes hunger? Who are the hungry. What is hunger?. Go to the website: http://www.wfp.org/

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Hunger- A Webquest

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  1. Hunger- A Webquest Grade 7 Seminar

  2. Goal: • Make a three- folding pamphlet informing your peers on hunger

  3. Topics to Include • What is hunger? • What are symptoms of hunger? • What causes hunger? • Who are the hungry

  4. What is hunger? • Go to the website: http://www.wfp.org/ • Click on the “Hunger” Tab • Click on the “What is Hunger”

  5. What is Hunger? • Make sure to explain • The recommended daily intake of calories • About how many people are currently affected by hunger • Hunger is a greater risk to health than which three illnesses listed online?

  6. Symptoms of Hunger • Use information from http://www.wfp.org/ under the Hunger  What is Hunger Tab. • Go to the website:http://www.livestrong.com/article/167119-signs-symptoms-of-fatigue-excessive-hunger/ to find more information on symptoms of hunger.

  7. Symptoms of Hunger • State and explain the different symptoms of hunger

  8. Causes of Hunger • Go to the website: http://www.wfp.org/ • Click on the “Hunger” Tab • Click on “Causes of Hunger”

  9. Causes of Hunger • List the different causes of hunger and explain why each one is a cause. • What is the single most common cause of food shortage in the world? • Why is there hunger if according to the section on Agricultural Infrastructure, all countries have a better than average growth of crops?

  10. Who Are The Hungry? • Go to the website: http://www.wfp.org/ • Click on the “Hunger” Tab • Click on “Who are the Hungry”

  11. Who Are The Hungry? • The greatest concentration of hungry people can be found in what region on Earth? • List the 4 population types that are at most risk for hunger. • Why are women emphasized as the most at risk populations for hunger?

  12. Who Are The Hungry? - Statistics! • Solve the following problems to put statistics into your section, “Who are the Hungry?” • Solve the problems with ratio tables on a scrap sheet of paper!

  13. Who Are The Hungry? – Statistics! • 3 out of 4 hungry people live in rural areas. If there is a total of 925, 000, 000 hungry people, how many of them live in rural areas? • 50% of hungry people are farmers. How many of the 925 million hungry people are farmers? • If 2 out of 5 women in a village are hungry, how many women are hungry in a village with 25 women?

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