Farming: Crops

# Growing Food for the Masses

Explore the open fields of the world to discover how farming produces the food we eat. Through immersion and observations, students can develop an understanding of how farmers use arable land to grow crops, and how climate impacts crop yields.

## Key Learning Outcomes:

1. Correctly describe farming as a means of producing food
2. Present an overview that farming can produce food on a large scale
3. Present an understanding that hot and dry climates can reduce crop yield

How to Use This Playlist:

This playlist includes a range of different resources designed to help students develop an understanding of farming as a means of food production at local and global level.

Here are some suggestions on how to use the resources:

***360 Images*** – Observing and analysing these images, students should discuss the scale and purpose of farming in each example.

- [Oil palm plantations](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-oil-palm-plantations)
- [Cameron Highlands Brinchang Strawberry Farm](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-cameron-highlands-brinchang-strawberry-farm-malaysia)
- [Carantec, Kermen, organic farm, Broccoli, cabbage in the evening sky9102](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-carantec-kermen-organic-farm-broccoli-cabbage-in-the-evening-sky9102-leon)
- [Carantec, Kermen, organic farm, tomatoes, plants, fruits, greenhouse cultivation 8526](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-carantec-kermen-organic-farm-tomatoes-plants-fruits-greenhouse-cultivation-8526-leon)

***360 Image*** – Analysing this image, students should observe and discuss the organization of the arable land by identifying hedgerows as a means of dividing farmed land.

- [Sunrise over Autumn Farmland in Ontario VIII](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-sunrise-over-autumn-farmland-in-ontario-viii-canada)

***360 Images*** – Exploring these images, students can observe the types of crops commonly farmed as a source of food, such as wheat, which is grown to make four for bread and pasta.

- [Crop](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-crop-2)
- [Threshing wheat](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-threshing-wheat-italy)

***Farming: Fields of England Explorable Scene*** – Immersing students in this recreation of a typical farm, they will observe the organization of farming, and environmental factors that can impact crop growth.

- [Farming: Fields of England](https://edvr.se/ro2-222-Vi5/farming-fields-of-england)

***360 Images*** – Analysing these images, students can compare the impact that dry and hot climates have on crop growth against warm and wet climates.

- [Oilseed Rape, West Kennet, Wiltshire. VR](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-oilseed-rape-west-kennet-england)
- [Dis Mos Mielies Corn Field](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-dis-mos-mielies-corn-field-south-africa)