Food and the Planet

LO: To illustrate, using food, the effect that our lifestyles have on the planet.

OutcomesAll will be able to use the terms food miles and be able to

explain how it links us to other countriesMost will be able to describe a good and a bad effect of

transporting food around the worldSome will be able to suggest summarise the effects of

importing food and give their own opinion on the subject.

Where do we get our fruit and veg from?

Using the food cards, list the countries we import our food from.Once you have done that use P.102 of the atlas to find and shade/number them.You should find at least 10 countries.

Food and the Planet

1. Describe the distribution of the countries we import fruit and veg from. Are they all near us? Are they all in a similar area? Is there a pattern?

Food Miles …

… the distance food travels to get to our homes.

How much of our food comes from abroad?

Experts say we should reduce the amount of food we import even further. Why do you think this is?

Its cheaper People want to eat out-of-season food

all year round.

Some foods can’t be

grown in the UK

Improved technology makes the transport easy

Supermarkets want bigger profits

Why do we buy

such well travelled

food?

Is the global food trade a good thing?

1.One benefit for the UK of importing food is …

2.One drawback for the UK of importing food is …

3.I think that it is good/bad for people in the UK that we import food because ….

4.I think global food trade is good/bad because …

The Effects of Importing Food

How can we reduce food How can we reduce food miles?miles?

• Buy more British food • Buy more local food • Grow your own vegetables / fruit • Use local shops rather than travelling to

bigger supermarkets. • Buy food in less packaging

Homework Imagine you have just bought a chicken salad.

Create a poster that shows the effect you eating a chicken salad has on the planet. Consider the different ingredients, where they come from, how they are transported to you, the energy used to cook the chicken etc.

Due next lesson

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