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For the Juniors: Where Does Bread Come From?

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For the Juniors: Where Does Bread Come From?

SUBJECTS:  Science

YEARS:  F–2


Do you know where your bread comes from?

Discover how many other foods can be made from wheat flour.

This clip tells the story of wheat from the farm to the factory.

See how the big machines in a flour mill make flour from grains of wheat.


Things to think about

  1. 1.How many different types of bread have you seen in the supermarket? What is your favourite bread to eat? Have you ever made bread at home? What do you need to make bread?
  2. 2.What do wheat plants need to grow? How do the wheat plants change as they grow from seeds to ripe wheat? What do wheat farmers have to know about wheat to do their job well? What do the wheat grains remind you of?
  3. 3.Take a close look at the grass that grows on your lawn or in a park. How is wheat the same or different from these grasses? How would you explain the different types of flour that came from the milling machine? What do you think the machine looks like inside?
  4. 4.What other animals might like to eat wheat or other grains? Hint: you can buy wheat grains from a pet shop. Ask an adult to take you to visit a pet shop so you can ask someone there. What would happen if you planted wheat grains in soil and watered them? Try it. Record what happens. Take some photos and make a slide show or poster about how wheat grows.



Date of broadcast: 24 Sep 2001


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