Activity A

What is Fair trade?

Firstly, listen to Barnaby below and see what he has to say!



Key enquiry questions

• What is trade?
• What is the difference between trade and Fair trade?
• Why was the Fair trade organisation set up?
• Who countries benefit from Fair Trade?
• What effect does Fair trade have on the lives of the producers involved?

Step 1

Use the resources below to gather information to answer the key questions. Barnaby is relying on you to help him plan his next trip! :)

• http://www.funkidslive.com/features/a-to-z-of-food-health-and-the-environment/f-is-for-fairtrade/
• http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/food.htm

Step 2

Use the link to google map below to locate some countries where Fair trade producers are located in the world. This will give barnaby a choice as to where he can go on his next trip :)

• /maps?hl=en&tab=wl&authuserhttps://maps.google.ie=0

Step 3

Create a slideshow containing information and pictures in reply to Barnaby. Make sure that you answer the key questions so that Barnaby knows exactly what Fair trade is and why it was set up. Also, make sure that you find some countries where Fair trade supports as Barnaby needs places to choose from to go on his next trip!


Step 4

See how much you've learned by clicking the link below and completing the on line quiz :)

• http://www.koolskools.co.uk/fairtrade-quiz-easy.php

For those of you who finish early, why not try the next level of the quiz above and see how much you knw about Fair trade!