World food supplies
I can understand and explain reasons why some people don’t have enough to eat and share my opinions about potential actions that can be taken to help end world hunger.
World food supplies
I can understand and explain reasons why some people don’t have enough to eat and share my opinions about potential actions that can be taken to help end world hunger.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The causes of insufficient access to food are complex.
- Hunger can happen to people all over the world but there are more people going hungry in some countries than others.
- There are different ways to take action against hunger; some of these are short-term and some are long-term.
- It is important to listen to and consider the viewpoints of others when working in a group.
Keywords
Malnutrition - Malnutrition is caused by not having enough of the right foods that your body needs to be healthy
Starvation - Starvation is suffering or death caused by having not enough or nothing to eat
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures
Poverty - Poverty is not having enough money to afford basic human needs such as food, clothing or somewhere to live
Common misconception
Difficulty in understanding how different causes overlap to cause hunger.
A consequence chain (see Lesson 5) could be used to investigate the potential impacts of different causes of hunger.
To help you plan your year 6 geography lesson on: World food supplies, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 geography lesson on: World food supplies, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the cocoa pods are cut down
the beans are dried in the sun
the nibs and shells are separated
the nibs are ground to make a paste
the chocolate is shaped
every step a product goes through to be made
people or businesses that sell goods
person or company that makes goods to sell
solution
consequence
solution
consequence
Exit quiz
6 Questions
not having enough of the right foods that your body needs to be health
suffering or death caused by having not enough or nothing to eat.
no access to basic human needs such as food, clothing and shelter
short-term
long-term
long-term