Food, Cooking and STEM Section 6 "Smart Leftovers"

Food is a fundamental part of our daily lives and, at the same time, a significant source of waste. In the 6th section of the series "Food, Cooking and STEM", we show that food scraps, often considered waste, are full of potential to teach valuable lessons in science and sustainability. This teaching materials is part of a series that use food and its preparation as a means of learning scientific concepts. This section aims to transform the way we view and utilise food waste by incorporating it as a learning tool that aligns with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

"Food, Cooking and STEM" is the product of a brainstorming session at the Science on Stage Festival in Prague in March 2022, when 15 or so teachers from across Europe decided that sharing our ideas around the context of food would be useful, given that this is a common topic to us all.

The material is divided into several sections and each contains some material suitable to all stages of school education and STEM subjects.