Grades 9–12 (Kit)
Model the movement of food from farm to table! This interactive kit helps students understand how food travels through the agricultural supply chain—and what happens when that chain is disrupted. From producers to processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers, students use dominoes to represent each step and simulate how a single breakdown can affect the entire system.
This hands-on activity encourages systems thinking and critical discussion about the resilience and vulnerabilities of modern food production and distribution networks.
Kit Contents
- Set of 28 domino blocks
- 28 stickers representing supply chain stages and influencers
- Scenario cards with examples of real-world disruptions and challenges
Lesson Plans
Use this kit with the featured lesson Tracing the Agricultural Supply Chain, which includes background information, detailed instructions, and extension ideas to deepen understanding. Find additional systems-thinking and food system lessons on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix.
Extend the Learning
Ask students to brainstorm ways to make supply chains more resilient, research recent real-world disruptions (such as weather events or labor shortages), or design their own scenario cards to explore local or global food system challenges.
