WALT: Understand the common lifestyle of people in Asia.
The Asian continent is the largest consumer of rice in the world. There are more than 200 million rice farms across Asia. Rice growing sustains many of the poorer rural areas in Asia, employing millions of people each year. The Asian climate and landscape are well suited to rice growing so practices and processes have been well established over many years.
Task 1: You have 5 minutes to research 3 facts about rice consumption/production in Asia.
Use these questions to help you: - How much rice is consumed in Asia every year? - How long has rice been consumed or produced in Asia? - What kind of people farm rice? Rich or Poor? - Why is rice so popular?
Task 2:
Write a true or false statement for the graph in question 8 on your whiteboards and share it with a classmate to answer.
After watching the video, create a poster online with pictures of your favourite rice paddy art. Include: - The origin of rice paddy art. - How long has rice paddy art been around? - What type of rice do they use? - Why are they called rice paddies? - Other interesting information!