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25 August 2026

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Farming in the UK vs Cocoa Farming in West Africa (Year 8 Geography)*

Lesson Summary
Today we will compare how we farm in the UK with how cocoa is grown in West Africa. Pupils explore how physical geography, climate, labour, and economic systems shape farming in very different ways. They investigate why cocoa farmers face unique challenges such as price volatility, climate vulnerability, and low wages, and examine how Fairtrade helps to create a more stable and ethical livelihood for producers.

What’s Included

  • Full PowerPoint lesson with clear modelling and engaging visuals
  • Worksheet task: Farming Systems Comparison – Categorise UK and West African farming features using Venn diagrams
  • Case study comparison of UK commercial farming vs West African smallholder cocoa farms
  • Discussion opportunities exploring fairness, vulnerability, and global responsibility
  • Visually engaging materials designed in your premium, minimalist style

Why Teachers Will Like This Resource
This lesson deepens pupils’ understanding of global farming systems and highlights the inequalities built into commodity production. It strengthens comparative skills, builds secure knowledge of physical and human factors, and develops ethical awareness through Fairtrade. Ready to teach, visually engaging, and ideal for Year 8 exploring how farming connects to global trade and fairness.

Some visuals in this resource were made with AI to help bring ideas to life and support student understanding.

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Fairtrade Lesson Pack KS3 - Full Bundle PPTs, Worksheet and KO

## **The Global Chocolate Trade (Fairtrade Unit)* – Year 8 Geography** **Bundle Summary** This complete Year 8 Geography unit explores how a single bar of chocolate reveals global connections, inequalities, and economic systems. Across six fully sequenced lessons, pupils investigate farming, manufacturing, trade, tourism, globalisation, and Fairtrade. The scheme builds strong economic‑geography knowledge while developing ethical awareness, helping pupils understand how everyday products connect people and places across the world. **What’s Included** - **Six full PowerPoint lessons** covering: - Employment sectors in the chocolate supply chain - Farming in the UK vs cocoa farming in West Africa - Manufacturing, location factors & ethical production - Tourism growth, multiplier effect & ethical consumerism - Trade, interdependence & Fairtrade chocolate - Globalisation, China & containerisation - **Worksheets for every lesson**, including: - *Mapping the Chocolate Journey* - *Farming Systems Comparison (Venn diagrams)* - *The Sunderland Site Challenge* - *The Multiplier Ripple Effect* - *Mapping Global Chocolate Connections* - *End‑of‑topic test (summative assessment)* - **Knowledge Organiser** summarising key vocabulary, big ideas, and enquiry questions. - **Discussion and evaluation tasks** exploring fairness, inequality, and global responsibility. - **Visually engaging slides** designed in your premium, minimalist style. **Why Teachers Will Like This Resource** This bundle provides a coherent, high‑quality scheme of work that makes global trade accessible and meaningful for Year 8. It blends real‑world case studies with ethical enquiry, helping pupils understand how farming, manufacturing, tourism, and globalisation shape the world they live in. The Knowledge Organiser strengthens retrieval practice, while the end‑of‑topic test supports assessment and progress tracking. Perfect for KS3 teachers seeking a ready‑to‑teach Fairtrade unit that builds geographical understanding, global awareness, and critical thinking. **Some visuals in this resource were made with AI to help bring ideas to life and support student understanding.

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