Going Green Art & IT - PUBLIC - Magazine - Page 31
YEAR 5
IT CALCULATING
FOOD MILES
How far has your food travelled to get to your plate?
The measurement of the distance from where
something is produced to where it9s eaten is we call
8food miles9.
The ultimate way to negate food miles is to grow your
own fruit and vegetables. But if you enjoy exotic or
out-of-season fruit and vegetables you can be certain
that they come with a high food-miles total.
Some food miles are unavoidable, and its not only the
distance our food has travelled that we need to
consider but also how it was transported.
Pupils in Year 5 collected data about the food in their
cupboards and fridges and then shared that data to
create a collaborative and interactive 8Food Miles Map9
Interactive Food Miles Map
