““McDonalds McDonalds Project”Project”

What:

To recognise that food has an ecological footprint.

Who:-

Group 4

Why:-

Carmen’s Tutor Group/Life skills Group

Ian’s English Group

The Group:-

8 boys and 2 girls

6 Year 11s, 4 Year 10s

3 SLD, 6 ASD &

1 PMLD

2 LSAs

What we didWhat we did

Brainstorm activityBrainstorm activity

Interactive gameInteractive game

Powerpoint presentationPowerpoint presentation

Diamond rankingDiamond ranking

McDonalds visitMcDonalds visit

Packaging exercisePackaging exercise

Source saleSource sale

Food milesFood miles

Quiz/Menu choicesQuiz/Menu choices

McDonalds website/videosMcDonalds website/videos

Diamond rankingDiamond ranking

Africa, Freezer, Wetherspoons, Italy, India, Mexico Spain, Ice Cream Van, Petrol Station, Japan,Saudi Arabia, Waterfields, UK, Shops,Frankie and Bennys, Domino’s Pizza, China,Pizza Hut, Thailand, Honduras, KFC, USA, Tesco’s Burger King, ASDA, Co-op, McDonalds, Morrisons Farm Foods, Costco, Germany, Subway, France Wales, Singapore, Costa Coffee, Safeway, Brazil, Somerfield, South America, Wilkinsons, New York Factories, Farmers, Farm Shops, Canada, Florida Malaysia, California, San Francisco, Ibiza, Hawaii Tahiti, Maldives, ALDI,LIDLGreggs (Pasty in a bag)

What we did next:What we did next:

Introduced the Project to the children Introduced the Project to the children using a Power Point Presentation:using a Power Point Presentation:

McDonald’s Project, McDonald’s Project, Making the Right Making the Right

Choice.Choice.

Interactive game: Food SourceInteractive game: Food Source

Children played a game Children played a game called Food Source in called Food Source in which they had to guess which they had to guess the places where food the places where food came from in the world.came from in the world.

EXAMPLE:

Where do tomatoes come from?

Click on the country.

West IndiesUSA

Argentina

South Africa

Spain

New Zealand

UK

Testing values and attitudes:Testing values and attitudes:

Diamond ranking:Diamond ranking:

Life Skills Trip: Visit to Life Skills Trip: Visit to McDonaldsMcDonalds

Back in School: Children Back in School: Children checked what was in the bags checked what was in the bags and looked at the packaging of and looked at the packaging of their meals.their meals.

They were surprised to see how They were surprised to see how much packaging one single meal much packaging one single meal contained and how much rubbish contained and how much rubbish it had produced . it had produced . Thank God most of it was Thank God most of it was recyclable!!!!!! recyclable!!!!!!

Food from source to saleFood from source to sale

Food Miles, Food Miles,

what are they?what are they?

Food Miles (Interactive game)Food Miles (Interactive game)

Choose a food/drink to find how Choose a food/drink to find how far they have travelledfar they have travelled

Add up menu total for food miles Add up menu total for food miles of the mealof the meal

FOOD MILES GAME

Team member’s names:-

We chose the following menu and found out how many food miles each had travelled.

Drink –

Main course –

Potatoes –

Vegetables –

Pudding –

Food miles travelled –

Menu choicesMenu choices

Tap water, Fizzy drink, Orange juice, Tea, Tap water, Fizzy drink, Orange juice, Tea, CoffeeCoffee

Pizza, Shepherds pie, Cod in batter, Roast Pizza, Shepherds pie, Cod in batter, Roast Lamb (New Zealand), Roast Lamb (local)Lamb (New Zealand), Roast Lamb (local)

Oven chips, Chips (from local potatoes), Oven chips, Chips (from local potatoes), Baked Potatoes (local), Roast potatoes Baked Potatoes (local), Roast potatoes (frozen)(frozen)

Broccoli, Sprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Sprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower, Leeks, Baked beansLeeks, Baked beans

Strawberries (all year round), Strawberries Strawberries (all year round), Strawberries (local - summer only), Banana, Orange, Ice (local - summer only), Banana, Orange, Ice cream (local), Sponge cakecream (local), Sponge cake

Team member’s names -

What we have found out

1.How do we measure the distance our food has travelled?2.What do we call what our McDonalds meal is wrapped in?3.Is it better for the environment for us to buy lamb from New Zealand or from Wales?4.Which travels further coffee or tap water?5. What words describe food that is grown near to where we live?

McDonalds WebsiteMcDonalds Website

Objective:-Objective:-

To research where the To research where the food comes from in a food comes from in a McDonalds mealMcDonalds meal

Final Assessment :Final Assessment :Diamond RankingDiamond Ranking

To see if the views of the pupils To see if the views of the pupils had changedhad changed

To find this out we carried out To find this out we carried out the diamond ranking exercise the diamond ranking exercise againagain

Did the project have any impact Did the project have any impact on children’s on children’s perceptions/views/choicesperceptions/views/choices