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Student Handout 6A :Trail of the Tomato Group A: Fast Food Chains /Grocery Stores WorksheetStudent Handout 6A :Trail of the Tomato Group A: Fast Food Chains /Grocery Stores Worksheet
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Student Handout 6A :Trail of the Tomato Group A: Fast Food Chains /Grocery Stores

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There is a lot to be learned from a tomato. Kids research the pressures that four major fast food and supermarket chains endure to keep customers coming back. They analyze how this pressure is then transferred to those working in the agricultural setting. Four great questions, background information, and research links make this a very good handout.

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consumers, producers, mass production

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consumers, grocery stores, producers, industrial agriculture, mass production, tomato, industrial food production, fast food chains, social studies
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10th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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