Pizza, hamburgers, fries, and Coke are all favorite American foods. Lobster, caviar, and escargot are considered a delicacy by some people. What about eating insects? Would you ever consider eating them? Are there places in the world today where insects are part of the people's diet?
The learner will answer the following questions :
* Do you think people should eat insects? Why or why not?
* Do any cultures use insects as part of their diet? Can you list them? What are some of these insects?
*What are some ways insects are prepared for eating?
*Should insects be considered as a food source?
* In your Jason journal, write a paragraph telling whether you think people should or should not eat insects. Would you ever consider eating them?
*Searching the Internet, find four places or cultures where insects are eaten and list them as well as the insects eaten.
*Find 5 different ways to eat and prepare insects. Record this information in your journal. Be sure to include at least one recipe.
*Are insects nutritious? Make a graph showing the percentage of protein in beef, pork, chicken, fish, and any four commonly eaten insects. What are your results?
*Every hour of every day 400 people, mostly children, die of starvation. The population of the world has been steadily increasing every year. Do these two facts indicate to you that there might be a food shortage in the future? What do you think we can or should do about it? Should insects be used as a food source and play a role in solving this problem? Write a response in your Jason journal.
Remember to record all of the answers to the questions in your Jason journal, as well as any personal thoughts or responses you may have.
When creating your graph, be sure to give your graph a title and use a key and labels.
Maybe you are brave and would like to try some of the insect recipes you find. For those of you who are not so brave, you might try eating some insect simulations, like ants on a log. (Celery with peanut butter and raisins). Look at this site for some of these reicpes:
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfood1.htm
Even though the idea of eating insects may not appeal to many people, insects have been and are eaten by people of many cultures. Perhaps insects should be considered more as a food source for the future.
This page written by Toni Hindman.
This page was adapted from Bernie Dodge 's WebQuest_Template1.html by Tom March