Food Bowl Connection
Produced By:
Land Biography
States:
Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA
Aimed at:
Grade 5
- 9
Curriculum 9.0:
AC9TDE6P03, AC9TDE6K04, AC9TDE6K03, AC9TDE8K04, AC9TDE8K05, AC9TDE8P01
Lesson Type:
Subjects:
Keywords:
food bowl, food, crop, history, Liverpool, Plains
Food Bowl Connection
An online pdf unit complete with Rubric assessment, centered around the controversial Liverpool Plains food bowl. Working individually or in groups, this learning sequence encourages students to understand their personal connections to the Liverpool Plains where Australia’s food and fibre are grown on a massive scale. It is a dynamic and challenging unit in which students will grow in both knowledge and skills, with the added benefit of helping farmers educate others through their task. Resources include geological history, botanical images, crop cycle powerpoints, crop production statistics, drone footage and a library of images of the Liverpool Plains. Click here to access the Teacher’s link