Why eat Crickets? LESSON

by Dynamic Earth Learning

Price: 500 points or $5 USD

Subjects: healthPhysEd,biodiversityAndHumans,naturalResources,science,lifeScience,earthAndSpaceScience

Grades: 4,5,6,7,8

Description: Embedded video lesson on first slide! Then students answer 30 questions. This lesson discusses the benefits of eating crickets as a food source. It highlights the high protein content of crickets, which exceeds that of chickens and cows. Crickets provide complete proteins and contribute to better gut health, increased iron supply, and a higher vitamin content. The lesson also mentions where to find edible crickets and introduces various cricket protein companies. It warns against the dangers of consuming wild crickets but assures the safety of farmed crickets and milled cricket products.