Participation in research prepares students for conducting future projects, academic, and professional success. Service learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community engagement. This article presents an example of a class project that combined service learning and research to increase knowledge of and familiarity with fruits and vegetables through hands‐on food identification. The aim was to encourage kindergarten students to eat more fruits and vegetables by acquainting them with these foods. This project was developed for a mixed undergraduate and graduate anthropology Research Methods class to provide students the opportunity to learn by applying textbook information and anthropological methods to real world issues. In addition to presenting results from a pre‐ and posttest research design that included interviews, taste tests, flashcard identification, time in the garden, and additional hands‐on activities, the teaching method is assessed. Results were shared with the school and the garden program to optimize future healthy eating curriculum.

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通过课堂项目进行教与学：提高小学生的水果和蔬菜消费量

参与研究可以为学生进行未来的项目，学术和专业上的成功做准备。服务学习将课堂教学与有意义的社区参与结合在一起。本文提供了一个课堂项目的示例，该课程将服务学习与研究相结合，通过动手进行食品识别来增加对水果和蔬菜的了解和熟悉。目的是通过使幼儿园的学生熟悉这些食物，以鼓励他们多吃水果和蔬菜。该项目是为混合型的本科和研究生人类学研究方法课程开发的，目的是通过将教科书信息和人类学方法应用于现实世界中的问题，为学生提供学习的机会。除了展示包括访谈在内的测试前和测试后研究设计的结果，品味测试，卡片识别，花园里的时间以及其他动手活动，评估了该教学方法。结果已与学校和花园计划共享，以优化未来的健康饮食课程。