During a lesson, students conduct a group survey on how their families manage…
2026
During a lesson, students conduct a group survey on how their families manage food spoilage and preservation. Which two major themes does this activity connect?
Answer: B. Food and Things We Make and Do — ConceptEnvironmental Studies organizes learning around broad themes. An activity may connect more than one theme when both its subject matter and the human…
- A.
Travel and Family and Friends
- B.
Food and Things We Make and Do
- C.
Water and Shelter
- D.
Food and Shelter
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Environmental Studies organizes learning around broad themes. An activity may connect more than one theme when both its subject matter and the human practice used to study it are central.
To classify such an activity, first identify what is being investigated, then identify the process, work, or social practice through which it is investigated.
Application
The survey investigates food spoilage and preservation, so its subject matter belongs to Food. It also examines how families carry out preservation through practical methods and shared work, which belongs to Things We Make and Do.
Contrast
Travel and Family and Friends concerns journeys together with relationships or social roles; travel is not the activity being investigated here.
Water and Shelter concerns water use together with homes or living spaces; neither is the organizing focus of the survey.
Food and Shelter includes the food domain, but the activity studies preservation practices rather than housing or living spaces.
Cross-check
Both classification questions point to the same pair: the content is food, while the practical family processes are things people make and do.
Result
Therefore, the activity connects Food and Things We Make and Do.