A resource for teaching and learning about consuming planet earth
A resource for teaching and learning about consuming planet earth
A resource for teaching and learning about consuming planet earth
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The real cost of food<br />
5. Let’s go shopping!<br />
Ask your parents to save their weekly shopping list from the supermarket. Next week, with<br />
your parents, try to buy as many grocery items as you can on the list from an independent<br />
local grocer or a range of local shops. Then answer the following questions.<br />
– Was it more or less expensive?<br />
– Could you buy everything on the list?<br />
In an Excel spreadsheet, set up a table as follows:<br />
Shopping item Supermarket cost Local grocer cost Difference<br />
List supermarket items <strong>and</strong> prices in the first two columns, then add the local grocer<br />
costs in the third column <strong>and</strong> calculate the difference. Comment on differences in cost,<br />
convenience, choice <strong>and</strong> any other relevant factors.<br />
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