science video

Do expiration dates really matter?

Title

Reading Text

Many people throw away food because of the dates on the labels. They think the food is bad, but usually, it is safe to eat. In the United States, people waste a lot of food every year. The dates on food are often about how fresh the food tastes, not about safety. If you are not sure, you can use your eyes and your nose. If the food does not smell bad, you can probably eat it. We should try to keep food in the fridge and eat it before it goes bad. Be extra careful with unfrozen meat.

Activities

Vocabulary

Definitions:

Text: A cold machine to keep food fresh.
Text: When we throw away something that is still good.
Text: Not dangerous; okay to eat.
Text: To use your nose to know if food is good.
Text: A specific day, month, and year.
Text: A large store where people buy food.

Items:

Label: Fridge
Answer: A
Label: Waste
Answer: B
Label: Safe
Answer: C
Label: Smell
Answer: D
Label: Date
Answer: E
Label: Supermarket
Answer: F

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: Please put the milk in the
Answer: fridge
After: so it stays cold.
Before: It is sad to
Answer: waste
After: food that we can still eat.
Before: We buy our groceries at the
Answer: supermarket
After: every week.
Before: Check the
Answer: date
After: on the box to see when it was made.
Before: This bread smells very
Answer: fresh
After: and delicious.

Scrambled:

Text: To be generated
Answer: Dry food is usually safe to eat.
Text: To be generated
Answer: Use your nose to smell it.
Text: To be generated
Answer: Don't waste food.
Text: To be generated
Answer: Check the date on the label.
Text: To be generated
Answer: The food is still good.

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: People throw away food because they think it is dangerous.
Answer: true
Text: The dates on labels are always about safety.
Answer: false
Text: You can use your nose to check if food is good.
Answer: true
Text: We should waste more food.
Answer: false
Text: Food is usually safe even after the date on the label.
Answer: true