Food & Agriculture Scavenger Hunt (MG)
Name(s):___________________________________________________________________
Your team (Up to 4 people) will have to work together to complete this scavenger hunt – choose your team wisely. Each
item on the list is worth points. To get the points when you complete the item, you must:
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Take a picture of the item(s): AT LEAST one member of your team MUST be in the photo in order to get credit and every
group member needs to be in a balance of photos.) You may need to take a close up photo of the item(s) for a slide as
well. (Hint: start in your pantry!)
To earn credit for a Task/*Slide: Do ALL parts of the task (take all pictures, make comparisons, answer questions, number
your *Slides, etc). There will be NO partial points given for any tasks.
Complete a PowerPoint presentation of all of your pictures and task questions. Put your names on the first slide. Be sure
to address the task questions on the *Slides; each completed task must have a *Slide. NUMBER EACH *SLIDE AS
LISTED BELOW, slides must be in number order. You will only earn points for the completed tasks, the points will count
as a major grade.
The Scavenger Hunt: The items with a * should get a photograph taken!
Tasks – You must get 1000 points for a 100, there are more than 1000 possible points. Build in some
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insurance by doing more than 1000 points. There will be NO partial points given for any tasks.
*Slide 1 Product from the farthest away place possible (from CFHS) with proof on the labe. [5 extra points for the
most distant product from CFHS.]
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1. Determine how many miles away this product came from (look at the label!)
2. Determine how many kilometers away this product came from
3. Calculate how much oil was required to get that product to the shelf
*Slide 2 Product made from Tempeh
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1. Determine what Tempeh is made of
*Slide 3 Product (not produce) that likely contains GMOs
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1. What is the difference between and product and produce?
2. Which products have the highest chance of containing a GMO?
*Slide 4 Example of produce that is a GMO
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1. What are the benefits for this product to be a GMO?
2. Name one example of another GMO that could end world hunger.
*Slide 5 Picture of each food group in the correct amount for RDA.
1. What does RDA stand for regarding diet and food?
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2. According to the USDA, what are the major food groups?
3. How much of each should teenagers be getting of each food group per day?
*Slide 6 Picture of a product labeled as NOT GMO
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1. Are labels required for non GMO products in the USA? In Europe?
2. What are reasons that a company would label their product this way?
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*Slide 7 Picture of a product that uses’ Ancient grains’
1. What grains are considered Ancient grains?
2. What types of products are labeled as ‘ancient grains’ by food companies?
*Slide 8 Picture of two product nutrition labels with the essential vitamins and minerals highlighted
1. What are essential vitamins & minerals the body needs?
2. What happens when you have deficiencies in iron, vitamin A, or iodine?
*Slide 9 Picture/Examples of 4 products that are labeled with one of each of these: “natural”, “100% organic”,
“organic”, “made with organic materials”
1. What is the difference between each of these labels?
*Slide 10 Pictures of 5 Meats labeled as each of these: “farm raised”, “wild caught”, “grain fed”, “Organic”,
“Hormone Free”
1. What are the pros and cons of each of these?
2. Why are hormones fed to cattle?
3. Why are antibiotics given to cattle?
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*Slide 11 Picture/s showing examples of Beef produced by 5 of these: Tyson, Sanderson Farms, Butterball,
Jennie-O, BoarsHead, Hillshire, Oscar Meyer
1. Explain what industrial meat production is. How are animals raised for these companies?
2. For this example, how much water, land, and energy was used to make this amount of meat?
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*Slide 12 Picture/s showing examples of Chicken produced by 5 of these: Tyson, Sanderson Farms, Butterball,
Jennie-O, BoarsHead, Hillshire, Oscar Meyer
1. For this example, how much water, land, and energy was used to make a pound of meat?
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*Slide 13 An example of the most unusual meat you can find (Ostrich, Buffalo, etc). [5 extra points if you have the
most unusual meat.]
1. What are some positives of using this kind of meat?
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*Slide 14 Picture of fish or shellfish that is “Wild Caught” or “farm raised”
1. What are some pros and cons of each type of product?
*Slide 15 Picture of fish for each of these 3: “best choices”, “good alternatives”, and “avoid” (from SeaFood
Watch)
1. Explain why each fish type is classified the way it is.
2. What is the price of each example? Does their price reflect their status?
*Slide 16 Picture of a label that mentions ‘ bycatch’ or “dolphin free”
1. Define bycatch.
*Slide 17 Picture of a product made with High Fructose Corn Syrup – show the label/ingredients as well.[+5 for
most surprising product.]
1. What is the debate about high fructose corn syrup?
2. Discuss the pros and cons of using this substance in food.
*Slide 18 Picture of eggs labeled “cage free” and “organic”
1. Explain how these eggs differ from regular eggs.
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*Slide 19 Picture of an overly packaged food & similar food in less packaging
1. What are the pros and cons of packaging?
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*Slide 20 Four Milk products labeled as: “soy”, “almond”, “organic”, and regular milk
1.How are the environmental impacts of each of these different?
2. Is one of these healthier than others?
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*Slide 21 Four Coffee products labeled: “fair trade”, “organic”, “rainforest certified”. “shade grown”
1. What are some of the major environmental problems with coffee production?
2. What are some of the major societal problems with coffee production?
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*Slide 22 Three different baby foods labeled as one of each: “Organic”, “Natural”, and “Regular”
1. What are the differences in marketing between these products—are some supposed to be more Earth
Friendly than others.
2. How far away did each of your products come from?
3. How is each product packaged? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of packaging?
*Slide 23 Picture of an item found at Farmer’s Market(take the pic at the Farmers Market) & the same item
found at Grocery Store (take the pic at the grocery store)
1. What are some obvious differences between these two products?
2. What is the price difference between these two products?
*Slide 24 Picture of an ‘heirloom’ variety of produce – must show the term on the label or signage
1. What does the heirloom label mean?
2. Why are heirlooms important to food security?
*Slide 25 Picture of a product that is naturally gluten free and a product that is labeled gluten free
1. What is gluten?
2. How does gluten affect people that are sensitive to it?
3. Are companies required to label products a Gluten Free?
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*Slide 26 Picture of a boxed grain or snack product label that denotes it is specifically ‘Nut Free’,made without
nuts or certain types of nuts.
1. How can ingesting nuts do to people that are sensitive to them?
2. Are companies required to label products as Nut Free?
*Slide 27 Picture of you and person/s you interviewed while AT THE FARMERS MARKET
1. Interview a vendor at a farmers market and ask these questions: a. how do you keep away pests? B. Do you
use pesticides? C. If not, what?
2. Record the vendor’s responses and put them on your slide.
*Slide 28 Picture of you and person/s you interviewed while AT THE FARMERS MARKET
1. Interview a vendor at a farmers market and ask these questions: a. how do you fertilize? b. Do you use
chemicals? C. If not, what?
2. Record the vendor’s responses and put them on your slide.
*Slide 29 Picture of you with the type of produce at the Farmers Market and also at the grocery store
Choose a type of produce; count how many varieties of that produce you see at the farmers market and at the
grocery store.
1. Write out the number of varieties of the produce BY NAME that you see at the farmers market.
2. Write out the number of varieties of the produce BY NAME that you see at the grocery store.
*Slide 30 Picture of the most local produce or product you can find with physical address proof. [+ 5 for most
local produce/product]
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What are the environmental benefits of buying local?
Determine how many miles away this product came from (look at the label or ask)
Determine how many kilometers away this product came from
4. Calculate how much oil was required to get that product to the shelf
*Slide 31 Picture of the most unusual produce you can find in a store or farmers market with label.
1. Explain where this produce is grown.
2. Explain why the produce is ‘unusual’ – think geographically…. [5 extra points for the most unusual produce.]
*Slide 32 Picture of a non-edible organic product (candles, fabric, etc)with the Organic label as proof.
1. Why would you care if it is organic if you don’t eat it?
Slide 33
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of buying from the grocery store; the farmers market?
2. Create a T-chart of your answers on the slide
*Slide 34 Picture of a nitrogen-based fertilizer with label or signage proof.
1. How is nitrogen used by the plant?
2. What environmental impacts can nitrogen-based fertilizers have?
*Slide 35 Picture of a phosphorus-based fertilizer with label or signage proof.
1. How is phosphorus used by the plant?
2. What environmental impacts can phosphorus-based fertilizers have?
*Slide 36 Picture of both an organic fertilizer and an in-organic fertilizer
1. What is the difference between each?
2. What are the pros and cons of each type of fertilizer?
*Slide 37 Picture of both a pesticide that is general and a pesticide that has a specific target
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of these pesticides?
Slide 38 Complete a survey with at least 25 people: Ask these questions: a. Do you think vegetarianism is good
for the environment? b. What are the benefits to the environment? c. Do you think eating meat is bad for the
environment? d. What are the environmental drawbacks of eating meat?
1. Create an appropriate graph of your data—be sure create an appropriate graph, with all the necessary components
(axis labeled, title, etc)
*Slide 39 Picture of a plant that protects against pests with proof on the label or signage in the picture.
1. How could you use plants like this in an industrial-sized garden?
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*In order to get a 100 for your grade you must get 1,000 points. There will be NO partial points given for any tasks.
There are more than 1000 points available. When you turn in your PowerPoint, turn in this sheet with the competed items
circled.