Review of the Industrial and Industrial Organic Food Chains

The Industrial Food Chain is made of...

• tiny, independent farms that grow many different types of crops

• farmers that sell only to local farmers markets

• large farms that only grow one or two crops and sell to large agribusinesses

• people who grow, hunt, and gather their own food

What are the main crops featured on the Industrial Food Chain?

• Beef and chicken

• Corn and soybeans

• Apples and oranges

• Peanut butter and jelly

Why do American farmers mainly grow corn and soybeans?

• Because they are cheap and do not require a lot of labor

• Because Americans only want to eat corn and soybeans

• Because they make a ton of money doing it

• Because American soil is unable to grow anything else

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What happens to corn once it is at the wet mill?

• The corn plants are watered so they grow larger

• The corn kernels are soaked in acid and then broken up into different parts

• The corn kernels take a bath and read a good book

• The corn kernels are turned into a soup and eaten by consumers

True or False: All of the different ingredients made from corn are called "fractions".

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a GMO?

• Great Money Order

• Grains Meat Onions

• Genetically Managed Offspring

• Genetically Modified Organism

Who makes the most money from the Industrial Food Chain?

• Farmers

• Grocery Stores

• Agribusinesses (like General Mills or Cargill)

• Small restaurants

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Check all that apply: What are the benefits of the Industrial Food Chain?

• The foods provided are healthy and natural

• It is a large food chain that can feed a lot of people

• It requires a lot of fossil fuels to make and deliver the food

• It's the easiest way to get food

• The foods taste good and are fun to eat.

Check all that apply: What are some of the negative things about the industrial food chain?

• Many of the foods are genetically modified and stripped of their nutrients

• Farmers who grow and raise the food do not make fair wages compared to the agribusinesses

• Agribusinesses manipulate the consumers into buying products with "added value"

• Consumers do not know where their food came from or the steps it took to get to them

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is "added value"?

• When companies raise the price of certain items

• When a store has a "buy one get one free" sale

• When food companies make food seem special so consumers will buy it

• When McDonalds adds a toy to the Happy Meal