Food production and supply chains
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain what a supply chain is and how this impacts the food we eat.
Key learning points
- Supermarkets are the main way that people shop for food.
- Many supermarkets in the UK are global companies and operate in different countries around the world.
- Supermarkets sell many different goods and food items which all have their own complex supply chains.
Keywords
Supply chain - all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers
Import - goods and services brought in from another country
Export - goods and services sold to another country
Processing - making changes to a food’s natural state, e.g. cooking beans in tomato sauce and preserving them in tins
Raw materials - things that can be grown or dug out of the ground and processed or used in the manufacture of goods
Common misconception
Supply chains start at the manufacturing stage.
Supply chains start when raw materials have been taken from the earth.
Teacher tip
Bring in a variety of packaging from food items to see where they have come from. Could set this as a homework for students too.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where do most people in the UK buy their weekly shop?
Q2.What is a "supply chain"?
Q3.Match the key words.
Q4.What does the term 'food miles' mean?
Q5.Food with more food miles has __________ of an impact on the environment.
Q6.Why is the supply chain important for food production?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.A describes all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers. (2 words)
Q2.What word is defined as "goods and services brought in from another country"?
Q3.Raw are things that can be grown or dug out of the ground and processed or used to manufacture goods.
Q4.Food with more food __________ has a greater impact on the environment.
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