The Garbology Project

PBS Learning Media
Contributed By
PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
UAB Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham College trip university undergraduate research scientific research anthropology field school Fiji archaeology cultural anthropology ethnohistory garbage garbology western influence food Fijian food Oceania Lau Islands Lau group Pacific Islands Pacific Island culture Pacific Island anthropology ethnoanthropology ethnography indigenous diet indigenous foods food anthropology UAB in Fiji
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
Related Resources

The Garbology Project

Graduate student Mallory K. Messersmith’s group project was a Garbology study. Mallory discusses the composition of Fijian garbage and how it may be changing as Fijians purchase and use more imported western items, particularly food items.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

Unfortunately, we were unable to load the necessary assets to access this site.
Try reloading the page to verify your network is still working.

If the problem persists, please verify that https://cdn.caeducatorstogether.org/ is not blocked by your network firewall. You may need to reach out to your agency's Network/IT support staff to get access.

For any questions or further assistance please contact us at support@onelearningcommunity.com