Fair Trade – SU 32-35
Continuing with the development work. Today’s topic- Fair Trade, which is also our controlled assessment task for this year. I’ve adapted some Key Stage 3 resources from the food topic.
I wanted to take a source-based approach.
I’m going to start the theme by watching a Channel 4 programme for schools called ‘Consumer Power- Chocolate’, it was online at Teachers TV but can no longer be found in the search, it provides a good overview of the conditions faced by cocoa farmers and the issues related to the trade.
Also found this video which I feel gives a good overview of the concept of Fair Trade.
I’ve then produced two pen portraits of cocoa farmers, adapted from real case studies, but emphasising the areas I wanted. Followed by a task considering the arguments for and against the concept of Fair Trade.
Whilst using these sources I want students to summarise their findings in the sheet provided, which I’ll then go over using the following presentation, well that’s the plan…
P.S. mustn’t forget a little tasting 
August 12th, 2010 at 12:41 am
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September 26th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
The Consumer power chocolate is still there on Teachers TV..
http://www.teachers.tv/videos/consumer-power-chocolate/download
Some fabulous resources Tony, as a non-specialist teaching geography for the first time this year they are invaluable.
October 3rd, 2010 at 8:43 am
Thanks