Parents, Welcome to Green Beetz Direct!
Thank you for joining the Green Beetz online community. Green Beetz is a non-profit on a mission to teach kids all about food, health, and the environment – so they can make healthier choices for their bodies, and for the planet.
Thank you for joining the Green Beetz online community. Green Beetz is a non-profit on a mission to teach kids all about food, health, and the environment – so they can make healthier choices for their bodies, and for the planet.
With so many students now distance-learning, we created Green Beetz Direct: a “bite-sized” version of our STEM-based curriculum taught in 4-7th grade classrooms across New York City.
With so many students now distance-learning, we created Green Beetz Direct: a “bite-sized” version of our STEM-based curriculum taught in 4-7th grade classrooms across New York City.
Your child is going to have a blast learning about nutrition, health, and sustainability!
Your child is going to have a blast learning about nutrition, health, and sustainability!
The Green Beetz curriculum has four modules:
The Green Beetz curriculum has four modules:
(1) Food and the Environment
(1) Food and the Environment
(2) Food and the Body
(2) Food and the Body
(3) The Big Business of Food
(3) The Big Business of Food
(4) Cooking Basics and the Culture of Food
(4) Cooking Basics and the Culture of Food
Your child will work their way through ten engaging lessons with videos, hands-on STEM activities, and more.
Your child will work their way through ten engaging lessons with videos, hands-on STEM activities, and more.
Ready to get started?
Ready to get started?
(a) To start, your child will take the Green Beetz Pre-Survey (this just helps us track how much kids are learning).
(a) To start, your child will take the Green Beetz Pre-Survey (this just helps us track how much kids are learning).
(b) Next, they begin with Lesson 1, and work through to Lesson 10. Students should work at their own pace, completing the Test Your Noodle quizzes at the end of each lesson.
(b) Next, they begin with Lesson 1, and work through to Lesson 10. Students should work at their own pace, completing the Test Your Noodle quizzes at the end of each lesson.
(c) Once your child has completed all ten lessons, they will take the Green Beetz Post-Survey.
(c) Once your child has completed all ten lessons, they will take the Green Beetz Post-Survey.
(d) Reach out with any questions along the way -- we're here to support you!
(d) Reach out with any questions along the way -- we're here to support you!