Wildlife and the food we eat
Activities
These six activities will help you to question what we eat and how our choices affect wildlife and the world around us – with a particular focus on the orang-utan, its forest home and the use of palm oil. You will also consider the influences on your food shopping choices and what you think is important when choosing food.
Who's who
Explore what you already know and find out more about orang-utans, dolphins and clouded leopards. Your challenge is to find a creative way to raise awareness of their plight.
15 mins (steps 1-3); + 20 mins (step 4) Brownies and Guides
True or false - what's the problem?
This activity introduces one of the key threats facing the orang-utan – the growing of palm oil. Builds knowledge of a global issue and allows greater understanding and discussion.
15 mins Brownies, Guides and Senior Section
What's in your food?
An activity to show the connections between the threats faced by the orang-utan and our own lives. An opportunity to think positively about what we can do.
15 minutes Brownies, Guides and Senior Section
Mix and match
A quick and fun activity to match labels with their meanings. Promotes understanding of certification schemes and food labelling.
10 mins Brownies and Guides
What is most important when choosing food?
An activity to consider what's behind our food choices. Identifies our individuality and provokes discussion about the issues.
- What is most important when choosing food (PDF 213KB)
- What is most important when choosing food - resource sheet (PDF 213KB)
10 mins Brownies, Guides and Senior Section
Adbusting
An activity to help you think about how advertising may influence your food shopping choices. You are invited to create your own advert for a sustainable product.
20 mins Brownies, Guides and Senior Section
Downloads
Food we eat
These activities have been grouped around ideas to help you motivate, make the links and go deeper on issues connected to food production. There is a particular focus on the growing of palm oil and the effects on the orang-utan and its forest home Download all food activities (PDF 689KB)
Challenges
Active and fun, these One Planet Challenges are designed to help you take action around the theme of food production and its environmental impacts One Planet food challenge (PDF 689KB)
Celebrate success!
Download this Certificate to recognise girls' efforts and achievements in tackling issues connected to the food they eat Food certificate (PDF 141KB)