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CSF
II Links:
SOSE - Level 2 (2.3) Level 3 (3.1,
3.3, 3.4) Level 4 - Economy & Society
4.3.
Health and PE - Health of individuals
and populations Level 3 (3.1, 3.2) Level
4 (4.1, 4.2) Level 5 (5.1)
Technology - Materials and movement
Level 1 (1.1, 1.2) Level 2 (2.1, 2.2) Level
3 (3.1)
Art - (Visual Art) Level 1 (1.1,
1.2) Level 2 (2.1, 2.2) Level 3 (3.1, 3.2)
Level 4 (4.1, 4.2)
Duration: As long as you want: 1
day, 1 week, 1 month
Setting: Classroom
Skills Developed: Investigating,
Predicting, Experimenting, Sharing, Recording
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Summary:
Students use food passports each time they taste
a new food - just like visiting other parts of
the world.
Objectives:
To introduce students to the wide range of foods
produced in Australia, to investigate how and
where they are grown and their impacts on the
Australian economy and environment. Asparagus
Materials:
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3
A5 sheets of paper per student |
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Coloured
pencils or crayons |
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A photo of each student |
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Glue
for attaching photos |
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Stamps
or stickers for the passport |
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A
range of foods to taste: fruit and vegetables,
grains, dairy foods etc. Some suggestions:
artichokes, asparagus, honey dew, lychee,
nashi, eggplant, rhubarb, swede, grapefruit,
bok choy, leek, collard, papaya, spinach,
sesame seeds, chickpeas, kidney beans, different
types of cheese or yoghurt. |
Discussion
and Activity:
Many different foods are grown and eaten in the
world. The foods used, the ways they are prepared
and their place in local and regional cultures
varies between different countries and regions.
Within Victoria, lots of different foods are grown
and available for our use, and we are not all
familiar with that variety. Over the next few
days/weeks/months you are going to be trying some
of these foods, so you will need a tasting passport.
Each
time you taste a new food, your passport will
be stamped.
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Have
you ever travelled to another country? Do
you know what a passport is?
Ask your teacher or your parents to show
you their passports.
When you travel to other countries you need
to have a passport. When you visit another
country such as England, Thailand or Brazil,
your passport is stamped when you arrive
and when you leave.
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To
make the passport:
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Place
the 3 x A5 pieces of paper together
and fold all 3 in half with a sharp
crease down the middle. |
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Staple
on the crease. |
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Glue
your photo to the front of your passport,
add your name and decorate.
[Alternatively, use information technology
to make your passport.] |
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Start
tasting |
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Record the new foods you taste. Describe:
eg. the taste, appearance, was it fresh or
cooked or pre-packaged and processed, did
you like it? |
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For each new food tasted, you will receive
a stamp or sticker. |
Suggestions:
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Try
to eat a food every colour of the rainbow,
or letter of the alphabet. |
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Investigate
the nutritional value for each food you have
tasted. |
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Draw
a picture in your passport of each food you
have tasted. |
Student
connections and Extension Activities:
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Draw
a map of Australia depicting where each food
is grown. |
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Choose
three foods to investigate. Describe the environmental
requirements each food needs to grow (climate,
soils, growing conditions, etc.); list the
forms or ways the food is used; investigate
ways it is transported and marketed; draw
a flow chart to show the "paddock to
plate " process. |
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Investigate
jobs associated with some of these foods (include
growing, processing, marketing, value adding,
etc). |
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Explore
the contributions different cultures have
made to the food industry in Australia. Discuss
with members of your class who have different
cultural backgrounds. |
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Investigate
the Australian food export industry. Which
foods are exported? Who buys Victorian food?
Locate these countries on a map. Have Victorian
food exports increased over time? Which Victorian
food industry is the largest exporter? |
Resources:
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LandLearn
Newsletters - Summer 2003, Winter 2001
- Accessible on the website: http://www.landlearn.net.au
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The
Workboot Series - published by Kondinin:
Vegetables, Rice, Honey, Dairy, Wheat. |
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School
library resources, eg an Australian Atlas |
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Sydney
markets site for students (particularly
for primary level).
www.sydneymarkets.com.au/
fandv/homeindex.html |
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Food
Victoria - go to Publications and Fact
Sheets for information on Victoria's agriculture
industries. www.food.vic.gov.au/ |
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The
Murray Darling Basin Commission site provides
detailed information about agriculture in
Murray Darling Basin, including maps showing
major areas of production of all key agricultural
enterprises. www.mdbc.gov.au/education/education.htm
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Environment
Gateway to informative sites about Victoria's
environment, natural resource management and
associated issues, it includes links to sites
covering a wide range of topics. www.environment.vic.gov.au/ |
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Australian
dairy industry site provides a wealth
of information and links to relevant sites
http://www.dairy.com.au/kids/index.html |
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The
Bean Files - a cross curricula site for
students and teachers about cropping industries,
particularly grains and pulses. http://www.clima.uwa.edu.au/beanfiles/ |
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