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Theaimistocomparewhatfoodsareavailableinyourownandyour
partnerschoolscountry.Studentsidentifywhichcountriesare
consumers,andwhichcountriesareself-sufficientandlookatthe
meritsanddisadvantagesofinterdependence.

Firstactivity Firstactivity Firstactivity Firstactivity Students collect a selection of raw food products, food product
labels/packaging and favourite meals. The students discuss local
sourcing, traditional foods, exotic foods, national cuisines, international
cuisine and so on. They consult websites or textbooks with information
about organic food production, climate and watering requirements.

Exchange Exchange Exchange Exchange Whileexchangingwork,thestudentsfurtherresearchtheirpartner
countrysclimate,populationetcandmakepredictions.Theyconsider
theeffectofcashcropsontheruralpopulationandlocalenvironment.

Share Share Share Share Thestudentsreportbackonhowtheresponsessupportedordidnot
supportthepredictionstheymade,givingreasons.Theycouldmake
presentations,displayboardsortopicfolders.

Extensionactivities Extensionactivities Extensionactivities Extensionactivities Consideringthetradejusticeaspectoffarmingandfoodproduction,
theoptionsopentofarmersandfreetradeversusfairtrade.

Usefulresources Usefulresources Usefulresources Usefulresources

These websites offer resources and also a food-miles calculator.
www.organiclinker.com/food-miles.cfm
www.fallsbrookcentre.ca/cgi-bin/calculate.pl (more advanced)
The students could devise survey questions for their partner
schools. www.worldmapper.org/textindex/text_food.htmlranks
thecountriesthatexportdifferentfoodproducts.
www.face-online.org.ukforagreatsetof10factsheetson
agriculture,aquaculture(seafood),coffee,rice,cocoaand
grainfromThailand,Ghana,theGambia,BurkinaFaso,India.
JustclickonResources,Factsheets,GlobalIssues.
www.globalgateway.org/fairtrade-ideasforyourschoollink.
www.fairtrade.org.uk/schoolstobecomeaFairtradeschool.
www.rafi.kiforafacilitatedFreevsFairTradelinkingproject
withlessonplansandresources(chargetoUKschools).

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AimsandOutcomes: The aim of this project is to compare what foods are available in the students in
different countries and do research on which countries are consumers and which are self-sufficient.
They will find out about local-produce, cuisines, climate and the environment as well as, fair trade
verses free trade. They will be given the opportunity to present their findings by preparing
presentations.

UKCurriculumlinks UKCurriculumlinks UKCurriculumlinks UKCurriculumlinks:

The Farming, food and fair trade project fits in well with the Key concepts of Personal, social, health and
economic wellbeing: Economic wellbeing and financial capability key stage 3

1.4Economicunderstanding 1.4Economicunderstanding 1.4Economicunderstanding 1.4Economicunderstanding
Understandingtheeconomicandbusinessenvironment

TheFarming,foodandfairtradeprojectalsofitsinwellwiththekeyconceptsofGeographyatKey
Stage3.

1.2Space 1.2Space 1.2Space 1.2Space
Knowingwhereplacesandlandscapesarelocated,whytheyarethere,thepatternsanddistributionsthey
create,howandwhythesearechangingandtheimplicationsforpeople
1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3Scale Scale Scale Scale
Appreciatingdifferentscalesfrompersonalandlocaltonational,internationalandglobal.
Makinglinksbetweenscalestodevelopunderstandingofgeographicalideas.
1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 Interdependence Interdependence Interdependence Interdependence
Exploringthesocial,economic,environmentalandpoliticalconnectionsbetweenplaces.
Understandingthesignificanceofinterdependenceinchange,atallscales.

Cross Cross Cross Cross- -- -curriculumdimensions: curriculumdimensions: curriculumdimensions: curriculumdimensions:

TheFarming,foodand Farming,foodand Farming,foodand Farming,foodandfairtrade fairtrade fairtrade fairtradeprojectengagesstudentsinthefollowingcross-curricular

dimensions:

Globaldimensionandsustainabledevel Globaldimensionandsustainabledevel Globaldimensionandsustainabledevel Globaldimensionandsustainabledevelopment opment opment opment

Studentsexploretheirownplacewithinachangingworld
Studentscommunicatewithpeoplefromarangeofcountriesandculturesanddevelopself-
awarenessandapositiveattitudetodifference
Theythinkimaginativelyaboutwhatindividualscandotodevelopamoreinformedsocietyand
sustainablefuture.
Theyarealsogiventheopportunitytomakelinksbetweenpersonal,local,nationalandglobalissues
andevents.


TechnologyandtheMedia TechnologyandtheMedia TechnologyandtheMedia TechnologyandtheMedia
Studentsusetechnologyconfidentlyandproductivelytofindthingsout,trythingsout,developand
presentideas,andcommunicatewithlocalandglobalaudiences

Personal,Learningand Personal,Learningand Personal,Learningand Personal,LearningandThinkingSkills: ThinkingSkills: ThinkingSkills: ThinkingSkills:

TheFarming,foodand Farming,foodand Farming,foodand Farming,foodandfairtrade fairtrade fairtrade fairtradeprojecthelpslearnersdevelopthefollowingPLTSareas:

Independentenquires: studentsidentifyquestionstoanswerandproblemstoresolveplanandcarry
outresearch,appreciatingtheconsequencesofdecisions.
Studentsexploreissues,eventsorproblemsfromdifferentperspectives.
Theyanalyseandevaluateinformation,judgingitsrelevanceandvalue.

Keylanguage Keylanguage Keylanguage Keylanguage:
Typesofclimates(hot,humid,dry)
Geographicalfeatures(lakes,mountains,desert)
Typesoffood
Talkingaboutstatisticsandnumbers(intermsofpopulation,prices,climate)
Vocabularytotalkabouteconomysuchastrade,consumerismandsustainability.

TheEnglishlanguageusedintheFarming,foodand Farming,foodand Farming,foodand Farming,foodandfairtrade fairtrade fairtrade fairtradeprojectcanbesupportedand

extendedthroughthefollowinglinksfromBritishCouncilsLearningEnglishwebsite:

Gametoexplorethedifferentclimatesintheworld
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/practise-listening/whats-the-weather

Foodaroundtheworldquiz
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/play-with-friends/quiz-food

Activitiesandflashcardstotalkabouttheenvironment
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/practise-your-english/match-environment-words
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/practise-your-english/flashcards-the-environment