Banana split Game (Fair trade)

Today the class was introduced to the "Banana Split Game"



Aim - To introduce the banana chain. What happens to a banana before it reaches the consumer and discuss the reality of "who gets what" from the sale of bananas.


The class was divided into groups of 5 and each child was given a different job in the banana chain. They had to decide on who gets what money in the chain. They were told that each banana cost 30cents and they had to allocate who gets what money from that 30cents.
Some interesting discussions.  It was interesting to see who they thought was the most important job in chain and what person ran the biggest risk. Could lose the most money.

At the bottom of this post is what the groups thought each stage should get as well as what they actually get.