Sourcing our food
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the impact that climatic and seasonal differences have on food availability.
Key learning points
- Many food crops can only be grown in places with the right climatic conditions
- Some food crops grown in the UK are only ‘in season’ for part of the year because of the UK’s temperate climate
- Seasonal differences between the northern and southern hemispheres mean that some crops are imported out of season
- Atlases can be used to investigate the location and climate zones of the place of origin of imported food crops
Keywords
Imported - Goods that are imported are brought in from another country
Climate - Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)
Harvested - When a crop is harvested it is picked, cut or gathered ready for use
Out of season - Out of season means the time of year when a food is not naturally ready for harvesting
Hemisphere - A hemisphere is half of Earth, usually divided into the Northern or Southern Hemisphere by the Equator, or Eastern and Western hemispheres by a line that runs through the poles
Common misconception
All the food we eat comes from the UK.
A lot of the food we eat comes from different countries.
Teacher tip
Unpack a shopping bag containing different food items and sort these depending on whether they can be grown in the UK. Learners could also try growing their own food in a school garden!
Equipment
Atlases, information books and/or access to the internet
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the food to the correct place of origin.
Q2.What are greenhouse gases?
Q3.Put these times in history in order, the oldest first.
Q4.Which of these are positives to transporting food around the world?
Q5.Match the word to the correct definition.
Q6.Which of these are examples of early food processing?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the key word to the correct definition.
Q2.Which of these foods are grown in the UK?
Q3.How can you lengthen the growing season for a crop?
Q4.Why do we import goods?
Q5.Which of these methods preserve food?
Q6.How can we get apples in the UK all year round?
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