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Year 6

Farms and factories: where does our food come from?

8 lessons

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  • Climate and weather
  • Economic activity
  • Human processes
  • Land use and settlement
  • Natural resources
  • Physical processes
  • Sustainability and climate change

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This unit explores how food is produced and distributed, both locally and globally. Pupils investigate where different foods come from, how diets are changing, and what environmental and social factors shape food production and supply.

This unit builds on pupils’ earlier learning about natural resources and trade by exploring food as a global system. Its placement enables pupils to connect physical and human geography by considering how land, climate, technology and economics influence what we eat. Pupils explore the journey from farm to factory to table, investigate food miles and supply chains, and begin to evaluate the impact of food production on people and the planet. This prepares them to think critically about sustainability, equity and future food challenges.

  1. The geography of food
  2. Changes in the foods we eat
  3. Sourcing our food
  4. The distance food travels
  5. Making our food
  6. World food supplies
  7. Food and climate change
  8. The future of food production

  • Knowledge of farming in the UK.
  • Knowledge of the impact of climate zones and vegetation belts on what crops can be grown globally.
  • Skills in using a range of geographical resources to investigate geographical questions.
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