Across the globe, billions of people depend on fish in their daily diet. In the Pacific Ocean, the population of a species of fish called rockfish is in decline due to overfishing, and CCBB Cricket Busters, led by teacher advisor Dominique Evans, explored the nutritional value of…um…insects in order to direct attention toward the idea of bugs as a source of protein. The team took to hands-on research and experiments in testing the development of healthy habitats for rockfish conservation and analyzed its cafeteria food versus food made from crickets to gather data on the nutritional value of both.
David, Devon, Karo, James, Khachatur, Sipan, Aren, Manuk, Cynthia, Fatma
The Cricket Busters team and teacher advisor Dominique Evans researched the disadvantages of reliance on fossil fuels and took an innovative educator’s approach to getting the word out. The students created a series of web maps that supported the use of alternative energy forms and outlined the harm related to nonrenewable fuel sources. Then they linked those maps in a single journal online and authored lesson plans that connected to each map, submitting the plans to educator websites and various online lesson content hubs!
Millions of people on Earth depend on fish as a source of protein along with beef and chicken. However, the growing population’s demand for fish has resulted in over fishing. Fish that are large in size are usually the targets for fishers and these species are usually what humans consume. For example, “of the 465 shark species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 74 are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered” (Wild Seafood).
The Cricket Busters, a group of ten students from Clark Magnet High School, have identified a solution to this problem. Eating insects such as crickets and worms are a much better protein source because they do not require land like cows and chickens do and they
are not endangered like fish. Cows are also bad for the environment because they release methane gas into the environment and they don’t give as much protein per gram than crickets.
Check out their Story Map here: http://arcg.is/1jovu1e
California Geographic Alliance