This activity is aimed at KS3 students and discusses an issue of a freight transport. We follow a journey of an apple from various locations in the world (China, Spain, New Zealand), as it travels to the UK. There are 6 different scenarios to discuss. Students calculate time, cost, CO2 emissions of each journey. They also discuss transport alternatives.

1. China aloneproduces almosthalf the worldsapples
Truck 0.1693 500 0.24
8.5 miles
750 miles
11150 miles
Train 0.1048 1000 0.02
Plane 0.8063 6600 2.98
Ship 0.0403 300 0.06
Mode of Emissions kg of Time Cost
Transport C02 produced Miles per day £/mile2
An apple's journey.
11 Your task is to calculate how much CO is produced, the time it takes
and how much it costs to get your apple to Newcastle...
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2. There are over7000 varietiesof apple grownaround the world
Truck 0.1693 500 0.24
8.5 miles 316 miles
1073 miles
1180 miles
6835 miles
Train 0.1048 1000 0.02
Plane 0.8063 6600 2.98
Ship 0.0403 300 0.06
Mode of Emissions kg of Time Cost
Transport C02 produced Miles per day £/mile2
An apple's journey.
22 Your task is to work out the CO produced, cost and time taken to
transport your apple to Newcastle from its country of origin.
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3. Archaeologists have
found evidence that
suggests humans
have enjoyed apples
since 6500BC
Truck 0.1693 500 0.24
347 miles
902 miles
30 miles
25 miles
Train 0.1048 1000 0.02
Plane 0.8063 6600 2.98
Ship 0.0403 300 0.06
Mode of Emissions kg of Time Cost
Transport C02 produced Miles per day £/mile2
An apple's journey.
33 Your task is to calculate how much CO is produced, the time it takes
and how much it costs to get your apple to Newcastle...
2

4. The average American
eats 20kg of apples
a year, although
Europeans consume
slightly more!
Truck 0.1693 500 0.24
347 miles
896 miles
25 miles
Train 0.1048 1000 0.02
Plane 0.8063 6600 2.98
Ship 0.0403 300 0.06
Mode of Emissions kg of Time Cost
Transport C02 produced Miles per day £/mile2
An apple's journey.
44 Your task is to calculate how much CO is produced, the time it takes
and how much it costs to get your apple to Newcastle...
2

5. It takes theenergy from 50leaves to produceone apple
Truck 0.1693 500 0.24
286 miles
100 miles
11416 miles
Train 0.1048 1000 0.02
Plane 0.8063 6600 2.98
Ship 0.0403 300 0.06
Mode of Emissions kg of Time Cost
Transport C02 produced Miles per day £/mile2
An apple's journey.
55 Your task is to calculate how much CO is produced, the time it takes
and how much it costs to get your apple to Newcastle...
2

6. Fresh applesfloat because25% of theirvolume is air
Truck 0.1693 500 0.24
62 miles
7456 miles
174 miles
Train 0.1048 1000 0.02
Plane 0.8063 6600 2.98
Ship 0.0403 300 0.06
Mode of Emissions kg of Time Cost
Transport C02 produced Miles per day £/mile2
An apple's journey.
66 Your task is to calculate how much CO is produced, the time it takes
and how much it costs to get your apple to Newcastle...
2

7. Apples are a
member of
the rose family!
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8. China produces
almost half of
the world’s
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9. The largest apple
ever weight
approximately 3lbs,
the weight of
the average
human brain!
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10. A fear of applesis known asMalusdomesticaphobia!
An apple's journey.
Transport Alternatives
eg. Zeppelin/Blimp instead of aireg. Zeppelin/Blimp instead of air
Technological Alternatives
eg. use electric truckseg. use electric trucks
Lifestyle Alternatives
eg. only eat British appleseg. only eat British apples
Alternatives

12. How many apples do you think
are sold in the UK each year?
Approximately 720,000 tonnes of
apples were sold in 2009
Source:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6389690/UK-still-
eats-twice-as-many-apples-from-abroad-as-homegrown.html

13. How many of those apples do
you think are grown in the UK?
Approximately 243,000 tonnes of
apples were produced in the UK in
2009
Source:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6389690/UK-still-
eats-twice-as-many-apples-from-abroad-as-homegrown.html

14. The Problem
Two thirds of the apples sold in the UK are
imported
Supermarkets aim to sell all varieties all year
round

15. Food Miles
The number of miles a product
has to be transported from the
farmer/grower to get to the
consumer

16. Your Task
In your groups, investigate a specific
journey of an apple
Look at:
CO2 emissions
Cost
Time

17. You have 10
minutes to go!

18. You have 9
minutes to go!

19. You have 8
minutes to go!

20. You have 7
minutes to go!

21. You have 6
minutes to go!

22. You have 5
minutes to go!

23. You have 4
minutes to go!

24. You have 3
minutes to go!

25. You have 2
minutes to go!

26. You have 1
minute to go!

27. TIME IS UP!

28. Results
Are you surprised by your results?

29. Results
Group
Number
Country of
Origin
Distance
Travelled
miles
CO2
emissions
kg per ton
Time
days/hours
Cost
£
1 China 11908.5 577.75 38d 16h 851.04
2 China 9412.5 959.69 13d 23h 486.02
3 Spain 1304 159.36 1d 18h 110.02
4 Spain 1268 211.45 2d 14h 299.82
5
New
Zealand
11802 9270.07 2d 12h 34112.32
6
New
Zealand
12859 340.43 25d 8h 504

30. Alternatives
Let’s think of:
Transport alternatives
Ethical/Behavioural alternatives
Technological alternatives

31. You have 8
minutes to go!

32. You have 7
minutes to go!

33. You have 6
minutes to go!

34. You have 5
minutes to go!

35. You have 4
minutes to go!

36. You have 3
minutes to go!

37. You have 2
minutes to go!

38. You have 1
minute to go!

39. TIME IS UP!

40. Feedback
What did you come up
with?

41. Zeppelin/blimp
Animal transport; camels/horseback
Cloning machine
Submarine
Large underground tunnels
Transport
alternatives

42. Technological
alternatives
Alternative energy sources;
Hydrogen power
Biofuels
Electric/hybrid technology
Aerodynamic transport
Eco-village/micro climate to grow apples
all year round
‘High Rise’ fruit gardens

43. Ethical/Behavioural
alternatives
Only eat British/seasonally
Eat less apples
Choose more efficient journeys
Less switches in journeys

44. Jay Rayner:
Restaurant Critic for the Observer
Awarded beard of the Year in 2011
Jay Rayner interview with BBC
World News

45. True Sustainability?
Whole life cycle analysis:
How food is made, not just where
New Zealand may still be the better option
British self sufficiency:
Will farmers invest in better agricultural
techniques?

46. Conclusions
Do you feel differently about
food transportation and
carbon footprints?

47. Thank you for participating!
Have a look in your packs for more information on
things we have talked about today!
Anna will now ask you some questions about your
travel behaviour