Learning objective

  • To explain the impact of food choices on the environment.

Success criteria

  • I can state

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National curriculum

Geography 

Locational knowledge

Pupils should

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall: A biome is an area with a similar climate, landscape, plants and animals. That biomes dictate the kind of food that can be grown naturally. Different foods grow well in different climates. Food can come from supermarkets, shops, farms, trees and markets.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Can read the bread section in the Activity: Food and the environment and work with an adult to ensure understanding. Can focus on one negative impact and solution in their short film.

Pupils working at greater depth

Can read the meat section in the Activity: Food and the environment. Can focus on the impact of more than one food type in their short film.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying that different foods

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Vocabulary definitions

  • food miles

    The distance food has travelled to reach you.

  • import

    An item brought in from a different country.

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