Students Win Prize for Making "Power Flour" from Insects

Students Win Prize For Making
‘Power Flour’ from Insects

 

"A team of business students from McGill University in Montreal have won $1-million for developing a nutritious, low-cost food made from insects.  Their new “power flour” will help feed poor people around the world."

 

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Writing/Discussion Prompt

1. Summarize the idea in the article in five sentences. Explain the idea and why it would help people who are hungry. 

Why do you think this idea won the million dollar prize? Why would this idea be successful? 
What are some challenges that may arise when people try to implement this idea?

Reading Prompt: Extending Understanding

2. The problem that these students are working to solve is hunger. 

What other social and environmental problems are there in the world? 

Pick one of these problems and brainstorm solutions to make it better.

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