BKK Market Field Trip

Questions About Opportunities for Vendors

Serey - I asked how much her profit was and she said $50 a day.

Monica - I asked what the most popular product was and she said bananas.

Micah - I asked if she imported and she said from China and Vietnam.

Aadya - I asked how many customers she had in a day and she said 100 on Sundays.

Questions About Challenges for the Vendors

Kanika - I asked what problems she had selling and she said some people try to cheat her and confuse her and say they already gave her the money.

What was New for Us

Pheakdey - It was a surprise that I saw real chickens and real fishes.

Beaunita- I learned something new and that is people eat pig noses.

Athiphou - I was surprised we got a lot of things for just $3.

Sophia - Sometime we did not have enough money so we had to choose another fruit.

This is what we got for $3.

Blue Pumpkin Field Trip

We learned about food production at the Blue Pumpkin. They make ice cream, cakes, bread, croissants and more. They make 20 different kinds of cakes, up to 50 of each every day. We multiplied and figured out that is 1,000 little cakes per day!

3rd World Farmer

We played an online simulation game called 3rd World Farmer. We learned about the hard choices people have to make when they do not have much money. We also learned that the more money you have, the easier it is to get even more.



Here are the challenges and opportunities that we thought of.

Bread Production

This week we simulated a bread production system. We worked at either the farm, mill, factory or shop. We sold our product and paid our costs. Anything left over was used to by the bread.

"We can't afford to buy more flour until we get paid for the bread," said Athiphou."
"Do I have to buy the next delivery of bread? We already have too much," said Oscar.

We learned that you need less people at the shop then at the farm. When there was no wheat, the rest of us could not work or make money.

Money From Around the World

We are very lucky to be from so many places. We were able to examine money from over 10 countries.

WE THINK

• Many bills from around the world have important people and buildings on them.
• Security features make it hard to copy the money.
• Bills from Australia and Malaysia might be made of plastic.

WE WONDER

• Do all countries use security features on their money?
• What materials are the bills made of?
• Why does money from 1 country come in different sizes and colors?
• How do they make the watermark?