Video Food security researcher

TLF ID M019597

This is a short clip in which a dietician, Kate, describes a food security research project she is working on and includes details about what food security is, the skills employed by researchers and what she enjoys about her project topic. Kate provides encouragement for undertaking work experience to find out more about at careers and opportunities in dietetics, agribusiness and research. This Agrifoods clip includes footage of Kate in a small productive garden.





Educational details

Educational value
  • This resource is relevant to the Work Studies curriculum in year 9 specifically to the content description about the particular skills and personal qualities required in an occupation field. In this clip, Kate, a dietician and food security researcher identifies some individual skills relevant to being a researcher and supports learning about what it is to be a researcher and how a career in agribusiness can include diverse and emerging topics such as food security, environmental sustainability and the social justice.
  • This resource has some value for the Design and Technologies curriculum in years 7 and 8 due to its relevance to the content description about how food and fibre is produced in managed environments and how they can become more sustainable. This clip supports learning about the considerations surrounding food security including nutritional quality, accessibility and supply, environmental sustainability, and social justice.
Year level

7; 8; 9

Learning area
  • Design and technologies
  • Work Studies
  • Technologies
  • Design

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Organization: AgriFood Skills Australia
  • URL: http://www.agrifoodskills.net.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Organization: AgriFood Skills Australia
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.agrifoodskills.net.au/
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
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Learning Resource Type
  • Video
Rights
  • © AgriFood Skills Australia 2015. Except where indicated otherwise, this material may be used in accordance with the Standard YouTube License at http://www.youtube.com/t/terms.