Food & Agriculture Scavenger Hunt

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1 Food & Agriculture Scavenger Hunt Your team (up to people) will have two weeks to work through this scavenger hunt. Each item on the list is worth points. Use google slides to create a shared PowerPoint for your group. You will then turn it in no later than Sunday Feb. th in our shared google document folder. To get the points when you complete the item, you must: Take a picture of the item(s) (AT LEAST one member of your team MUST be in the photo and every group member needs to be in multiple photos.). You may reuse photos for multiple slides. You may need to take a close up photo of the item(s) as well Do ALL parts of the task (take all pictures, make comparisons, answer questions, etc). There will be NO partial points given for any tasks. Complete a PowerPoint presentation of all of your pictures and task questions. Be sure to address the task questions on the slides; each completed task must have a slide. NUMBER EACH SLIDE AS LISTED BELOW. You will only earn points for the completed tasks, the points will count as a major grade. The Scavenger Hunt: The italicized items should get a photograph taken! Points Tasks You must get 00 points for a 00, there are 0 possible points. Slide Product from the farthest away possible (to CVHS). extra points for the most distant product in the class. Determine how many miles away this product came from (look at the label!) Determine how many kilometers away this product came from Calculate how much oil was required to get that product to the shelf Slide Product made from Tempeh Determine what Tempeh is made of Slide Product (not produce) that likely contains GMOs Which products have the highest chance of containing a GMO? Slide Example of produce that is a GMO What are the benefits for this product to be a GMO? Name one example of another GMO that could end world hunger. Slide Picture of each food group in the correct amount According to the USDA, what are the major food groups? How much of each should a boy or girl ( years of age) be getting of each? Slide 6 Picture of a product labeled as NOT GMO Are labels required for non GMO products in the USA? In Europe? What are reasons that a company would label their product this way?

2 7 Slide 7 Picture of a product that uses Ancient grains What grains are considered Ancient grains? What types of products are labeled as ancient grains by food companies? Slide 8 Two product labels with the essential vitamins and minerals highlighted What are essential vitamins & minerals the body needs? What happens when you have deficiencies in iron, vitamin A, or iodine? Slide 9 Examples of products that are labeled: natural, 00% organic, organic, made with organic materials What is the difference between each of these labels? Slide 0 Meats labeled farm raised, wild caught, grain fed, Organic, Hormone Free (Find /) What are the pros and cons of each of these? Why are hormones fed to cattle? Why are antibiotics given to cattle? Slide An example of Beef produced by Tyson, Sanderson Farms, Butterball, Jennie-O, BoarsHead, Hillshire, or Oscar Meyer (Find /) Explain what industrial meat production is. How are animals raised for these companies? For this example, how much water, land, and energy was used to make this amount of meat? Slide An example of Chicken produced by Tyson, Sanderson Farms, Butterball, Jennie-O, BoarsHead, Hillshire, or Oscar Meyer (Find /) Identify how much water, land, and energy was used to make this amount of meat? Slide An example of the most unusual meat you can find (Ostrich, Buffalo, etc). extra points if you have the most unusual meat in the class. What are some positives of using this kind of meat? Slide Example of fish or shellfish that is Wild Caught or farm raised What are some pros and cons of each type of product? Slide An example of fish for each: best choices, good alternatives, and avoid (from SeaFood Watch, click on the CA guide) Explain why each fish type is classified the way it is. What is the price of each example? Does their price reflect their status? Slide 6 Mention of bycatch or dolphin free Define bycatch. Slide 7 Product made with High Fructose Corn Syrup What is the debate about high fructose corn syrup? Give the pros and cons of using this substance in food.

3 Slide 8 Eggs labeled cage free and organic How do these eggs differ from regular eggs? Slide 9 Overly packaged food & similar food in less packaging What are the pros and cons of packaging? Slide 0 Milk labeled: soy, almond, organic, and regular milk How are the environmental impacts of each of these different? Is one of these healthier than others? Slide Coffee labeled: fair trade, organic, rainforest certified. shade grown What are some of the major environmental problems with coffee production? What are some of the major societal problems with coffee production? Slide Organic, Natural, and Regular baby food. What are the differences in marketing between these products are some supposed to be more Earth Friendly than others. How far away did each of your products come from? How is each product packaged? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of packaging? Slide Item found at Farmer s Market & the same item found at Grocery Store What are some obvious differences between these two products? What is the price difference between these two products? Slide Example of a heirloom variety of produce What does the heirloom label mean? Why are heirlooms important to food security? Slide Picture of you and person/s you interviewed while AT THE FARMERS MARKET Ask someone at a farmers market: how do you keep away pests? Do you use pesticides? If not, what? Slide 6 Picture of you and person/s you interviewed while AT THE FARMERS MARKET Ask someone at a farmers market: how do you fertilize? Do you use chemicals? If not, what? Slide 7 Picture of you with the type of produce at the Farmers Market and at the grocery store Choose a type of produce; count how many varieties of that product you see at the farmer s market and at the grocery store Slide 8 The most local product you can find. extra points for the most local product in the class (to CVHS) Why is buying local good for the environment? Determine how many miles away this product came from (look at the label or ask) Determine how many kilometers away this product came from Calculate how much oil was required to get that product to the shelf

4 6 6 Slide 9 Most unusual produce. Explain why the produce is unusual think geographically. extra points for the most unusual in the class. Slide 0 A non-edible organic product (candles, fabric, etc) Why would you care if it is organic if you don t eat it? Slide What are the advantages and disadvantages of buying from the grocery store; the farmers market? Create a T-chart of your answers Slide A nitrogen-based fertilizer How is nitrogen used by the plant? What environmental impacts can nitrogen-based fertilizers have? Slide A phosphorus-based fertilizer How is phosphorus used by the plant? What environmental impacts can phosphorus-based fertilizers have? Slide An organic fertilizer and an in-organic fertilizer What is the difference between each? What are the pros and cons of each type of fertilizer? Slide A pesticide that is general and a pesticide that has a specific target What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Slide 6 Ask people: Do you think vegetarianism is good for the environment? Create an appropriate graph of your data be sure create an appropriate graph, with all the necessary components (axis labeled, title, etc) Slide 7 Ask people: Do you think eating meat is bad for the environment? Create an appropriate graph of your data be sure create an appropriate graph, with all the necessary components (axis labeled, title, etc) Slide 8 A plant that protects against pests How could you use plants like this in an industrial-sized garden? Slide 9 A product that comes from a Plantation Which counties produce this type of crop? Slide 0 A product that uses Intensive Commercial Agriculture Which counties produce this type of crop? Slide A produce with a sticker from a different country on it How does this show commodity chain?

5 Slide A picture of crops that come from tropical climates What type farming is most likely to be used in these areas? Slide Take a picture of a produce that is a major ingredient of food that an animal eats next to a that animal in the store Define ecosystem Slide Take a picture of types of food that are indigenous to California What type of climate does San Diego have? Provide an example of Intensive and Extensive Commercial agriculture in California Slide Take a picture of an item that shows a commodity chain, other than the grocery store How do imports and exports play a role in this? What is a way refrigeration has played a role? Slide 6 Find a common ingredient in food items. What countries are the common ingredient produced in? Slide 7 Find a food with a European Accent Where was this food manufactured? What way is this food able to survive the trip to the market before it went bad? Slide 8 Picture of you cooking an organic meal for your family Identify what you ate and were they were likely grown Total* *In order to get a 00 for your grade you must get 00 points. There are 0 points available. When you turn in your PowerPoint, turn in this sheet with the competed items circled.

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