The Big Debates give students the opportunity to independently explore issues around our current food systems - Is the price of food too cheap? Will climate change mean we need to change what we eat? and Can we feed ourselves in a world without oil?
Included here are structured teaching materials for these debates, each one spanning 3 lessons. They are aimed at Key Stage Four students and cover elements of the citizenship, geography and science curricula. At the beginning of each lesson plan, specific curriculum links are given.
Is the price of food too cheap?
Does climate change mean we need to change what we eat?
Can we feed ourselves in a world without oil?
Carolyn Steel, architect, lecturer and author of Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives (2008)
