FRESH CONDIMENTS PLASTICS FOR PACKAGING HAMBURGER BUNS HAMBURGER PATTY PAPER PACKAGING

MATERIALS EXTRACTION Primary producers are always the first stage in any chain, and the part they play is to produce the raw materials from which the final product will then be created. VOCABULARY Definitions from Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary Natural Resource: Something (as a mineral, water power source, forest, or kind of animal) that is found in nature and is valuable to humans (as in providing a source of energy, recreation, or scenic beauty). Raw Material: Something from which a useful or desirable product can be manufactured or produced. Extract: 1 : to remove by pulling 2 : to get out by pressing, distilling, or by a chemical process Extraction: The act or process of extracting

PRODUCTION Production is when the product itself takes shape in the hands of manufacturing companies. These companies bring together products and other raw materials to create the final product.

TRANSPORTATION ….an act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported

USE …...the act or practice of using something VOCABULARY Definitions from Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary Produce To give birth or rise to (a tree producing good fruit) (the offspring an insect can produce) To cause to be or happen : BRING ABOUT (the insect bite produced a rash) (this will produce results) To bring something out by work (produced a magazine article) - MANUFACTURE (a factory producing steel)

DISPOSAL... May include recycling, reusing, composting VOCABULARY Definitions from Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary Recycle : to process (as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain materials for human use Reuse : to use again especially in a different way Compost : a mixture largely of decayed matter of once living things (as grass) or their products (as coffee grinds) and used for fertilizing and conditioning land

Resources What is a RESOURCE? Definitions from Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary a : a new or a reserve source of supply or support b plural : a usable stock or supply (as of money, products, or energy) c : NATURAL RESOURCE something (as a mineral, water power source, forest, or kind of animal) that is found in nature and is valuable to humans)

Life Cycle Stages - Chain of Production Hamburger Fresh Condiments Plastic Condiment Packaging Napkins & Packaging Hamburger Patty Buns MATERIALS EXTRACTION PRODUCTION TRANSPORTATION DISPOSAL USE

Another example… can you think of more? Example of a Chain of Production in action: BREAD 1. MATERIALS EXTRACTION: Wheat is grown on farms, then harvested. 2. PRODUCTION: Wheat is transported to a mill where it is turned into flour to be sold locally or overseas. 3. TRANSPORTATION: The flour is transported to bakeries where various ingredients (yeast, salt and grains) are added to turn the raw product (flour) into dough. 4. USE: The dough is then baked into bread, which can be sold in bakeries or supermarkets. Adapted from LandLearnNSW. (n.d.). What is a ‘production chain’.