Sam, Jeff, Lucy, Deoanne, Joe, Gian, Deshaun
Take a look at the following homepage to find out how big a ecological footprint you leave on earth. http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp#
We surveyed both
a 6th and 7th grade class. Here are our results:
Some of the kids ate something else for breakfast. Here are the results for 6th grade:
French toast, omelets, and waffles
These are the 7th grade results:
donuts, McDonalds, Oatmeal, and Pop Tarts
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How does the food end up at your breakfast table? It starts of a a farm and then goes processor The processor sells it to a packager. The packager sends it to the company then it goes out to the grocery store. When its at the grocery store we go out and buy it. We bring it home, cook it, and then eat. |
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Why is the production of your chosen groceries placed in that particular area? (Hints: economy, climate, transports, energy consumption, danger/safety) Because then it's easier to find all the stuff we need in the grocerie store. Then we can get out of the store quicker. |
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| Breakfast groceries come in different packages. Please
describe them and figure out why they have that particular design.
(Hints: strength, optimal size, attractive design, material, economy,
environmental thinking) What is the package's weekness and strength? The reason there are different designs on breakfast material packages is because it sells more of that product if the package is catchy, it sells. |
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What happens with the waste? Lucy-in my family we throw the food we dont eat away Gian- In my family we just throw away the extra food. Deshaun-we just throw it away, most people just throw it away. click Here to see what some other people might do. |
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To answer the following, each take pictures of 3 breakfast favorites to send to Jönköping. |
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Does the same grocery come in the same package in Jönköping as in Oak Park? This does not necessarily mean packaged breakfast, but can include egg cartons, milk containers, juice, etc. |
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