Keystage 2 - Food

From plantation to plate, this section is all about food. You'll learn about the important edible discoveries of early explorers, where your food comes from today and about spices, cooking, shopping and fair trade.
  

Overview of activities


Travel bug

Food miles - hands on activity about how far food has travelled before it reaches the shops

Where food grows - webquest matching plant food to their country of origin

Shopping - activity comparing shopping experiences in Britain and South Asia

Markets of the past - webquest exploring markets of the past and how different they are today

Have a feast

Feasts - webquest on designing and planning a feast

After dinner - webquest about betelnut chewing

Bread - webquest and hands on activity exploring the diversity of South Asia breads

Health

Healthy living - webquest investigating food nutrition

Spices - word search using common South Asian spices

Herbal medicine - webquest matching illnesses with plant remedies

Drinks

Tea - webquest exploring the history of tea, where it is grown and the many different varieties

Tea production - quiz putting tea production in the correct order

Fair trade tea - webquest investigating fair trade tea and other products
Classroom ideas - lots of fun ideas to capture the imagination of your classroom

Curriculum links - Keystage 2 curriculum links for Food

Quiz answers - quiz answers for Where food grows and Herbal medicine activities