The Big Picture: Is locally grown food better?
LEARNING OUTCOMES What: research a celebrity chef who has supported eating local produce How: work in groups and present your findings to the class Why: to understand the impact of celebrity chefs on the food industry
CONNECT: In your presentation you should try to answer these questions: 1.Is local produce better than food imported from abroad? Why? 2.What are the social / economic / environmental impacts of locally grown food? 3.What are the social / economic / environmental impacts of food from abroad? (Remember what you have learnt about food miles and carbon footprints already) 4.How have celebrity chef(s) supported locally grown food campaigns?
ACTIVATE: You need to work in groups of 3-4. You have this lesson to gather your research and work on your presentation. Next lesson we will present ideas to the class. You can create a poster, a PowerPoint, or a movie. You should also plan a speech to give during your presentation.
Everyone in your group must contribute to the presentation.
DEMONSTRATE: SUCCESS CRITERIA F: We have said that local produce is better than food imported from abroad. We have mentioned a celebrity chef. We have made a limited attempt at the presentation task. E: We have begun to say why locally produced food is better and have made some attempt in the presentation task. We have some information about a celebrity chef. D: We have described some of the impacts of locally grown food and worked quite well as a group in the presentation task. We have researched a well-known chef who supports locally grown produce. C: We have described the impacts of importing food from aboard and have fully explained the benefits of locally grown food. We have worked well as a group to produce an informative presentation. We have described the efforts of at least one well-known celebrity chef campaigning for local produce. B: We have explained the social, economic and environmental impacts of locally grown food and food from abroad, including information about food miles and carbon footprints. We have created a detailed presentation and spoke confidently about this topic to the class. We have described in detail, the efforts of at least one well-known celebrity chef campaigning for local produce. A: We have gone above and beyond the set task and have shown lots of evidence of independent learning. We have produced an exceptional presentation full of facts and figures, showing a complex understanding of this topic.
REVIEW: HAVE YOU MET THE SUCCESS CRITERIA? F: We have said that local produce is better than food imported from abroad. We have mentioned a celebrity chef. We have made a limited attempt at the presentation task. E: We have begun to say why locally produced food is better and have made some attempt in the presentation task. We have some information about a celebrity chef. D: We have described some of the impacts of locally grown food and worked quite well as a group in the presentation task. We have researched a well-known chef who supports locally grown produce. C: We have described the impacts of importing food from aboard and have fully explained the benefits of locally grown food. We have worked well as a group to produce an informative presentation. We have described the efforts of at least one well-known celebrity chef campaigning for local produce. B: We have explained the social, economic and environmental impacts of locally grown food and food from abroad, including information about food miles and carbon footprints. We have created a detailed presentation and spoke confidently about this topic to the class. We have described in detail, the efforts of at least one well-known celebrity chef campaigning for local produce. A: We have gone above and beyond the set task and have shown lots of evidence of independent learning. We have produced an exceptional presentation full of facts and figures, showing a complex understanding of this topic.