Save our future Save the rice! · Sample of poster displayed at the canteen . P4 Environmental Club...
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Save our future – Save the rice!
Some pupils dispose rice which they cannot finish.
We hoped that pupils would be able to tell the
canteen vendors how much rice they want so as
to reduce food waste (one of the 3Rs).
Observations
Proposed solution
We hoped to come up with a ‘standardized’ way
of scooping rice so that pupils can tell the
canteen vendors how much rice they wish to
eat. This is to reduce wastage of rice.
Action – data collection
The environmental club members measure the
amount of rice disposed by P1 and P4
environmental club members during the breaks.
This data is to be compared with the rice waste
after the project to see if the project works!
Collection of Data (29/7 to 31/7)
Pupils are told to dispose the left-over rice,
into the bins.
Data from 29/7 to 31/7
Amount of rice waste
collected(g)
29/7 860
30/7 1150
31/7 760
Actions
Target: To reduce wastage by 20%
-A talk to the Pr.1 and Pr. 4 pupils on the
scarcity of rice and introduce the new way of
ordering rice
-Measure the rice disposed from 27/8 to 28/8
Actions
After buying several bowls, we ‘arrived’ at a
suitable size. 3 canteen vendors were given 1
bowl each to scoop rice.
Samples of rice scoops that we have bought
Contents of the talk
-Video that shows the growing process of the
rice plants
Plastic rice scare in Asia
(China and Indonesia)
A stall-owner had suspected something was amiss when her customers suffered an upset stomach in Indonesia.
One lab test showed traces of the synthetic plastic polymer, which is used to make bottles and pipes.
If Indonesia is unable to produce enough rice to feed its 250 million-strong population, the impact is that Singapore might not be able to import rice. Hence there is scarcity of rice.
Contents of the talk
Eat healthily!
Contents of the talk
How much is enough?
Fruits and vegetables:
Recommendations
Age No. of servings in a day
3 – 6 years old 1 serving fruit and
1 serving vegetables
7 – 18 years old 2 servings fruits and
2 servings vegetables
2 + 2!!!
Source: www.hpb.gov.sg
My Healthy Plate
Source: www.hpb.gov.sg
Remember to tell the stall owner the amount
of rice you wish to eat before ordering.
Small portion (1 scoop)
Big portion (2 scoops)
Sample of poster displayed at the canteen
How to order your portion of rice
When you think a small portion of rice is enough,
Hi Auntie, can I have one scoop of rice with meat and vegetables?
Sample of poster displayed at the canteen
How to order your portion of rice
When you think you are very hungry,
Hi Auntie, can I have two scoops of rice with meat and vegetables?
Sample of poster displayed at the canteen
P4 Environmental Club helpers
Duties: - remind the pupils to ORDER the
rice
- dispose the left over rice, meat and
vegetables into the right bin
-weigh the left over rice, meat and
vegetables
Data from 27/8 to 28/8
Amount of rice waste
collected(g)
29/7 470
30/7 610
31/7 710
Amount of rice waste
collected(g)
29/8 recess 860
29/8 lunch 1150
30/8 recess 760
Generally, there was a
more than 30%
decrease on the first 2
days.
Pupils have been taught a way on how to tell stall
owners how much rice they wish to eat.
Pupils are more aware that they should consume
food from other categories (eg. proteins and
vitamins), instead of more rice (carbonhydrates)
to keep a trim and fit body.
Interviews can be conducted with P2 to P6 pupils
to gauge the amount of rice they wish to eat,
before introducing to them the way of ordering.
Impacts of the project …….
Other than paying for the costs of the weighing
scales, bowls and scoops, our corporate partner,
RAM SMAG Lifting Technologies Pte Ltd can
help us source for suitable bowls, rice scoops or
even rice mould with handles.
If possible, they can sponsor some healthy
eating wall stickers at the canteen to remind
pupils on what to eat.
The project (way of ordering rice) would be rolled
out to the whole school in 2016.
Plans for next year
Thank you for your attention.
Remember to
Save our future – Save
the rice!