Journey of Food Change and Adapt

Suggested Participants – Primary 5/6/7 pupils

All the food we eat comes on a journey to reach us. To produce food farmers need to constantly change and adapt how they look after animals and grow crops. There are many factors out with the control of farmers when they are producing food, for example the weather.

What this pack contains: 

• All the resources to undertake the change and adapt activities with your P5/6/7 class.

• Learning Intentions, Success Criteria and Suggested Experiences & Outcomes.

• Learning for Sustainability links

• Lesson plan

• Suggested additional activities

Learning outcomes:

• We are learning how science impacts on every aspect of our lives.

• We are learning to collect, organise and display data accurately.

• We are learning to identify where different ingredients come from.

Success Criteria:

• I can interpret information to solve problems

• I can use problem solving skills

• I can give examples of locally produced foods

• I can make links between farmers and the food I eat

• I can describe the journey of food from source to plate

Experiences and Outcomes

• SCN 2-20a Through research and discussion, I have an appreciation of the contribution that individuals are making to scientific discovery and invention and the impact this has made on society.

• SOC 2-08a I can discuss the environmental impact of human activity and suggest ways in which we can live in a more environmentally responsible way.

• MNU 2-20a Having discussed the variety of ways and range of media used to present data, I can interpret and draw conclusions from the information displayed, recognising that the presentation may be misleading.

Learning for sustainability:

• Goal 4 Quality education: achieve literacy and numeracy.

• Goal 12 Responsible consumption and production: Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable.