Teacher Resource 1 Food production true/false starter – This activity is good to get learners thinking about and discussing the facts and issues of food production and the effect of a growing human population. It also allows the teacher to gauge and misconceptions, informing lesson planning for the topic. learners’ current knowledge Learners work in groups of 3 or 4 and are given a set of cards with facts/information on. They must discuss their ideas and opinions within the group and sort the cards into two piles: true or false. The teacher can then discuss each card with the class. It is up to the teacher how much information is shared with the class at this point. You may wish to make a note of any issues and go into them further as they are taught rather than cover them all now. Teacher preparation: photocopy the worksheet, cut out the cards and place each set into an envelope/elastic band. Answers Fertilisers provide plants with Plants can survive and grow healthily without ‘food’. soil. False True Photosynthesis provides plants with ‘food’, fertilisers provide essential nutrients for the Hydroponics can be used to grow plants plant to grow and function. commercially by providing the plant with all the water and minerals they need. Pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are all Some plant diseases can wipe out entire crops examples of insecticides. and sometimes even cause famine. False True Insecticides, herbicides and fungicides are The Irish potato blight famine is a good examples of pesticides. example of this. Just like humans, plants need many minerals Not all plant diseases are spread by insects. in small amounts. True True They can be airborne, spread from plant to Examples are: iron, copper, nickel, plant or fungi. manganese, zinc, chlorine, boron.
Teacher Resource 1 Food production – true/false starter This activity is good to get learners thinking about and discussing the facts and issues of food production and the effect of a growing human population. It also allows the teacher to gauge learners’ current knowledge and misconceptions, informing lesson planning for the topic. Learners work in groups of 3 or 4 and are given a set of cards with facts/information on. They must discuss their ideas and opinions within the group and sort the cards into two piles: true or false. The teacher can then discuss each card with the class. It is up to the teacher how much information is shared with the class at this point. You may wish to make a note of any issues and go into them further as they are taught rather than cover them all now. Teacher preparation: photocopy the worksheet, cut out the cards and place each set into an envelope/elastic band. Answers Fertilisers provide plants with ‘food’. False Photosynthesis provides plants with ‘food’, fertilisers provide essential nutrients for the plant to grow and function. Plants can survive and grow healthily without soil. True Hydroponics can be used to grow plants commercially by providing the plant with all the water and minerals they need. Pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are all examples of insecticides. False Insecticides, herbicides and fungicides are examples of pesticides. Some plant diseases can wipe out entire crops and sometimes even cause famine. True The Irish potato blight famine is a good example of this. Just like humans, plants need many minerals in small amounts. True Examples are: iron, copper, nickel, manganese, zinc, chlorine, boron. Not all plant diseases are spread by insects. True They can be airborne, spread from plant to plant or fungi.
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