Producing our food
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the stages of producing different types of food.
Key learning points
- There are a number of different stages involved in producing our food.
- Food is produced from many different plants, such as growing and harvesting wheat for flour and apples for eating.
- Food is produced from animals, such as rearing dairy cows for milk, pigs for meat, and catching fish at sea.
- Some food can be produced at home, such as growing fruit and vegetables, or keeping chickens for eggs.
Keywords
Producing - the initial stages of food creation, focusing on growing, harvesting, rearing, catching and gathering raw food ingredients
Stages - the steps in a process
Foraged - finding food in forests or parks, such as berries and herbs
Common misconception
Food can only be produced on a farm or in a field.
Food can be produced (grown) at home, such as fruit, vegetables and herbs. Some food can be foraged.
Teacher tip
Have a range of ingredient packets, bags or boxes to kick start a conversation with pupils about how the food was produced. If possible, grow fruit, vegetables and herbs at school to highlight how food is produced (grown).
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the fruit and vegetables to the correct season.
winter
summer
autumn
Q2.Match the type of food production to the foods:
carrots, mangoes, lemongrass
dairy cows, pigs, goats
fish, prawns, crabs
Q3.True or false? All the food we consume is produced in the UK.
Q4.Match the food to its origin:
dairy cow
wheat
grapes
oats
Q5.Food grows in different countries. Match the food to the country.
Costa Rica
Nigeria
Ecuador
Q6.Different fruit and vegetables grow in different climates, so are ready to eat in different ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Food can only be produced on a farm or in a field.
Q2.Match the food to the stages of production:
seeds grow, 'ears' of grain, combine harvester
growing on trees, flowers pollinated, picked in an orchard
sown in paddy fields, lots of water, plants cut and harvested
Q3.Food is about the initial stages of making our food.
Q4.Match the food to the stages of production:
pigs reared, processed and meat prepared
hens reared, eggs laid and collected
fishing vessels at sea, nets used to catch food
Q5.Bees and insects __________ the flowers, enabling the fruit to grow.
Q6.Put the following stages of milk production in the correct order:
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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