Starter quiz
- Which of these classroom objects use energy to power them?
- smartboard ✓
- pencil
- laptop ✓
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- Which of the following appliances are using power?
- a TV that is switched off and unplugged ✓
- a games console that was turned off with the controller but on standby
- an ipad plugged in to charge ✓
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- Which of these ideas would help to to use less energy at school?
- Turn off devices when not in use. ✓
- Have a switch off day where you don’t use any electricity at all. ✓
- Turn off lights to empty rooms. ✓
- Leave devices on standby.
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- Which are sources of renewable energy?
- coal power
- wind power ✓
- solar power ✓
- hydro power ✓
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- Generating renewable energy creates ______ emissions than burning fossil fuels.
- far higher
- far lower ✓
- similar
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- Which type of energy production creates higher carbon emissions?
- wind
- coal ✓
- geothermal
- solar
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Exit quiz
- Which foods usually have the highest food miles?
apples
potatoes
bananas ✓
- Order the type of food starting with food that has the smallest carbon footprint.
- 1⇔nuts
- 2⇔dairy
- 3⇔beef
- What are food miles?
- the amount of food wasted during transportation
- the carbon emissions produced during food production
- the distance food travels from where it was produced to where it is eaten ✓
- the cost of producing food items
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- What fraction of the world's greenhouse gas emissions is food production responsible for?
- one quarter ✓
- one half
- all of the emissions
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- What is the impact of food miles on carbon emissions?
- The more food miles, the lower the carbon emissions.
- The fewer food miles, the higher the carbon emissions.
- The more food miles, the higher the carbon emissions. ✓
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- What is one way to reduce food miles and promote sustainability?
- Buying locally produced food. ✓
- Buying food from overseas.
- Buying food that has been air freighted.
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Key learning points
- Food production is responsible for about one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
- The highest carbon footprint per kilogram of food product comes from meat: beef, lamb then dairy top the list.
- Most food travels by boat not air.
- Wasting less food and lowering demand reduces carbon emissions.
Common misconception
Children might be under the impression that all agricultural crops are grown for human consumption.
In fact the vast majority of European cereal crop production is used to feed animals (and create biofuels, rather than feeding people.
Keywords
Emissions - An emission is something that is released into the world. An example is the release of carbon dioxide when we breathe out.
Carbon footprint - A carbon footprint is a measure of the total amount of greenhouses gases that are released as a result of our actions.
Food miles - Food miles measure the distance between where a food is grown or made to where it is eaten.
Greenhouse gas - Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat.
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