Studying Scotland
Scottish Food Industry > Second Level > Focus on Health and Wellbeing
Overview
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This learning journey explores the sourcing of ingredients of a Scottish origin, the values and ethics of shopping
locally and buying fair trade. Learners will explore ‘food tourism’ in Scotland, food industry careers, what
attracts visitors to come to Scotland, what food we export and how that reflects on our own diet choices.
Through experiential situations learners will be able to further their understanding of the food and drink industry
within their local environment and Scotland. Learners will work on their planning and organising skills as well as
mapping, problem solving and analysing in a variety of creative ways.
These learning experiences further exemplify the following learning opportunities:
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Grow your own pizza! Compare the food journey of ingredients of a well-known food dish e.g. pizza
using Scottish ingredients one with ingredients from a longer food journey.
Shop Local! Fair trade!
Explore the Scottish Food Tourist Industry including career opportunities
Health and Wellbeing experiences and
outcomes explored
Responsibility of all areas, which could be
addressed in this learner journey:
When preparing and cooking a variety of foods,
I am becoming aware of the journeys which
foods make from source to consumer, their
seasonality, their local availability and their
sustainability.
HWB 2-35a
I can make notes, organise them under suitable
headings and use them to understand information,
develop my thinking, explore problems, and
create new texts, using my own words as
appropriate.
LIT 2-15a
I am investigating different careers/occupations,
ways of working, and learning and training
paths. I am gaining experience that helps me
recognise the relevance of my learning, skills
and interests to my future life.
HWB 2-20a
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Interdisciplinary opportunities
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Social Studies
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Technologies
There may be other opportunities in learning
Science, Art and Design and Mathematics.
Studying Scotland
Scottish Food Industry > Second Level > Focus on Health and Wellbeing
This interdisciplinary approach shows some possible learning opportunities when the experiences and outcomes listed below are connected.
These ideas are starting points and could be used to support planning, depending on your context. In this example we have highlighted a lead
curriculum area, however, other curriculum areas can be included where relevant, based on needs and interests.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Children should prepare and cook a dish and identify
where the ingredients used come from.
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Compare the food journey of ingredients used
within dishes the children have cooked, ideally
one dish made from local ingredients, and one
with ingredients further travelled.
Visit a local supermarket and identify foods that
are made in Scotland, and are available at that
particular time of year.
Compare foods grown in Scotland (eg
strawberries) with similar that are grown abroad,
and identify differences in cost and possible
environmental impact.
TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL STUDIES
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Children will look at appropriate
examples of packaging used by
members of the Scottish Food Industry
and identify their fitness for purpose.
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Discuss and identify what is meant by the
term “ethical trading”.
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Research examples of ethical and nonethical trading related to the food industry
within Scotland and further afield.
Children should create their own food
packaging, using problem solving
strategies, for an existing/adaptation of
a Scottish brand.
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Identify and discuss people’s basic food
needs, and what the Scottish Food Industry
does to fulfil these needs.
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Present researched information on a part of
the Scottish Food Industry and its ability to
fulfil the “food needs” of those in Scotland.
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Related Experiences and Outcomes
connected within this context for learning
HWB 2-35a
SOC 2-09a
TCH 2-11a
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Studying Scotland
Scottish Food Industry > Second Level > Focus on Health and Wellbeing
Overview of learning in lead curriculum area
Possible prior experiences
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All learners will have
experience of Scottish
food brands.
Most learners will have
had experience of a
variety of international
cuisines.
All learners will have had
some experience of
researching.
Some learners will have
had basic experiences of
using world maps.
All learners will have
visited a supermarket.
Some learners will have
had experience of
designing/creating using
problem solving strategies.
Possible learning
opportunities in lead
curricular area
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Cooking a dish
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Pinpoint origin of ingredients
on a map.
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Naming different foods grown
or made in Scotland.
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Identifying how seasonality
affects food availability.
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Does Scotland have good
food sustainability?
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Explore food tourism in
Scotland
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Greater depth of knowledge
of careers in the food tourist
industry
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Investigate the number of
food tourists coming to
Scotland every year
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Investigate how many people
work in the food industry in
Scotland.
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Skills for learning, life and
work
Possible evidence
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Make/cook a dish.
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Do – be able to pinpoint
correctly /make visual display
to show origins of ingredients
on map.
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Say what types of food
industry are currently in
Scotland.
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Write or say how the seasons
affect food and food
availability/create a seasonal
calendar on paper/blank tea
towel/fridge magnet
Researching
Planning and Organising
Mapping skills
Solving Problems
Analysing
Studying Scotland
Scottish Food Industry > Second Level > Focus on Health and Wellbeing
Learning experience 1: Grow your own pizza! Compare the food journey of ingredients of a well-known food dish e.g. pizza using Scottish
ingredients one with ingredients from a longer food journey.
Possible Starting Points
Resources
Research the origins of the pizza, well known facts and changes through time.
EatingWell – Healthy Pizza Recipes and Cooking tips
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_pizza_recipes
Learners should investigate what the ingredients are in a pizza and find recipes to
make a pizza from scratch.
Food a Fact for Life – Food and farming
http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/section.aspx?siteId=15&sectionId=66
If Scotland was cut off from the rest of the world could we “grow our own” pizzas?
Learners create a shopping list for Scottish sourced ingredients to make a pizza. Is it
possible to for any of the ingredients be grown in school e.g. herbs, tomatoes?
Where are similar ingredients sourced elsewhere in the world? Encourage learners
to suggest how they might find out where these ingredients have been produced.
Growing Schools
http://growingschools.org.uk/
Food Standards Agency – FSA in Scotland
http://www.food.gov.uk/scotland/scotnut/scotteachtools/foodroute/
Look at the packaging of pizza products, what ideas do they use to market the
product
Possible Evidence
Learning
Say – learners could discuss their favourite toppings and ways to make a
pizza healthier e.g. more veg, low fat cheese
The learners will understand that the same type of food can have different journeys
from plough to plate, e.g. Scottish strawberries v Spanish strawberries.
Skills
Make a Scottish sourced pizza
Researching and examining a specific food product and investigating how they could
grow their own
Write – by researching learners will develop their internet research skills
when finding out the origins of given food stuffs from within Scotland and
elsewhere, collating and presenting their findings.
Planning and organising – the learners will organise the resources and ingredients
that they need.
Do – designing the packaging for a Scottish sourced and produced pizza
product
Class display of world map showing food journeys of various individual types
of food, both importing and exporting from Scotland
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Studying Scotland
Scottish Food Industry > Second Level > Focus on Health and Wellbeing
Learning experience 2: Shop Local! Fair trade!
Possible starting points
Resources
Identify and discuss people’s basic food needs, and what the Scottish
Food Industry does to fulfil these needs.
FairTrade - http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
Shop local, what does this mean? Are small local shops disappearing,
why might this be?
Taste of Scotland - http://www.taste-ofscotland.com/scottish_food_products_farmfoods.html
What is meant by the term “ethical trading”, research examples of ethical
and non-ethical trading related to the food industry within Scotland and
further afield.
Zero Waste Scotland - http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/
Present researched information on a part of the Scottish Food Industry and
its ability to fulfil the “food needs” of those in Scotland.
Global Dimensions - http://www.globaldimension.org.uk
Visit a supermarket and identify foods that are made in Scotland, and are
available at that particular time of year.
Skills
Compare foods grown in Scotland (e.g. strawberries) with similar that are
grown abroad, and identify differences in cost and possible environmental
impact.
Co-operative Education Trust Scotland - http://www.cets.coop/
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Researching and what basic human food needs are and the challenges to
making healthier choices due to cost and availability
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Analysing and distinguishing between ‘shop local’ and ‘fair trade’
Learning
Possible Evidence
Learners will understand basic human food needs and that these could be
provided by the Scottish Food Industry. Learners can gain greater depth in
knowledge of the wider global impacts of growing food and impact on the
local economy and community.
Say – describe basic food needs in relation to food available in Scotland
Write – the differences between ‘shop local’ and ‘ethical trading’
Do – visit a supermarket and identify food grown/manufactured in Scotland and look
at the seasonality of foods
Make – a shopping seasonally in Scotland guide /online programme / calendar
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Studying Scotland
Scottish Food Industry > Second Level > Focus on Health and Wellbeing
Learning experience 3: Explore the Scottish Food Tourist Industry including career opportunities
Possible starting points
Resources for Learning
Why do people come to Scotland? Is it a popular tourist destination? Can
you be a tourist in your own country? Does it improve Scotland’s
economy?
Visit Scotland - http://www.visitscotland.com/
Visit Scotland – Food and Drink http://eatscotland.visitscotland.com/
What is a ‘food tourist’?
Food and Drink in Scotland Key Facts 2012 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0038/00389160.pdf
Why might Scotland’s food attract tourists?
Skills
What Scottish food is exported? Chart the import and exports of Scotland
on a world map Does it surprise you what is exported compared to the
typical diet of some Scottish people?
What are the different types of careers within the Scottish Food Industry?
Learning
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Investigating ‘food tourism’ in Scotland
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Mapping skills of Scotland’s place in the world of producing food for local
and global sale
Possible evidence
Learners will gain a depth of understanding to their knowledge of
Scotland’s attractions and appeal to other countries. They will have the
opportunity to explore ‘Scotland’s Larder’ and reflect on its contribution to a
healthy diet.
Say – create a radio advert to encourage fellow Scots to visit other parts of
Scotland
Write a menu celebrating Scottish food, describing the food in an interesting way
Do - Identify countries/areas of the world
Do – Annotate a map of Scotland
Make careers guidance information about what the successful
specifications/personal qualities are for different careers within the food industry
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