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Welcome to Go For It! Chocolate What’s this Go For It! about?Chocolate, glorious chocolate! Discover its history and where it comes from, and find out what makes people want to buy it and how we can ensure the chocolate business is fair for everyone involved.

This is the ultimate chance to devote four Patrol times just to chocolate – you’ll get to be creative, play some great games and try new things, all the while collecting lots of interesting facts to share with the rest of your unit. And of course you’ll make loads of delicious treats too!

How does it work?For your first session, have a go at one of the activities from the ‘Get started’ section, then choose three more sessions’ worth of activities in the rest of the pack. You should spend at least four Patrol times (including planning time) on the Go For It! to gain the badge.

If you enjoy Go For It! Chocolate, check out the ideas in the ‘Take it further’ section on page 22.

Team workYou’ll need to work together all the way on this Go For It! – there are lots of decisions and plans to be made. How will you make sure everyone’s voice is heard? Think about everyone’s strengths and how best to use them.

Go For It! Chocolate badgeWhen your Patrol has completed Go For It! Chocolate you will each gain this great badge!

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Get started Sink your teeth into the history of chocolate!

Top tipBefore you start, why not find out about the original chocoholics, the Aztecs? A good place to start is www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs.

It will take:30 minutes

Drink chocolate like an AztecChocolate is originally from South America, and the beans of the cacao tree have been used to make it for thousands of years. The Mayan and Aztec civilizations in Mexico didn’t eat chocolate – they drank it (often cold). Aztec Emperor Montezuma was said to demand as many as 50 cups a day!

As a Patrol, use different flavours to invent your own unique hot chocolate, and then try it out!

You will need Amounts are per person:

250ml whole milk 45g 70% cocoa chocolate, finely chopped or grated 15g milk chocolate, finely chopped or grated 45ml single cream Pinch of salt Ground cinnamon/cardamom/chilli/vanilla/nutmeg (optional) Hob Pan Whisk Mugs

What to do1. Warm about a third of the milk in a pan over a medium heat and stir in the chocolate.

2. Keep stirring until the chocolate has melted, then whisk in the remaining milk and the cream.

3. Continue to heat until the mixture is hot but not boiling, then add the flavour (or flavours!) you’ve chosen and a pinch of salt. Be careful not to add too much flavour (especially chilli) – you want to be able to taste the chocolate!

4. Taste your mixture, and add a bit more flavour if needed, then serve. To make it frothy, whisk vigorously just before pouring.

Try it this wayPut your mixture in the fridge and drink it cold for the real Aztec experience!

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Play it AztecDid you know? Cocoa pods grow on trees, and cocoa beans are the seeds inside that are used to make chocolate. But the Aztecs mainly used cocoa beans as money! Everybody used this cocoa bean currency, but only the emperor and the nobility were allowed to drink the chocolate.

Now that you know this fun fact, find out some more about the Aztecs and make up your own board game all about Aztec life, using chocolates as money.

You will need Paper Card Coloured pens/pencils Dice Counters (you could make your own) Box of small, wrapped chocolates

What to do1. Think carefully about the following things to get you started.

What will you call your game? How many chocolates should the players start with and how many will they gain or lose on each turn? How do you win the game? Is it the person that gets to the end first, or the one who has the most chocolates left?

2. Design your board. Here are some ideas for squares you could land on. The emperor comes to visit you – make him a mug of chocolate! Lose some chocolates. You sell a pot you have made – gain some chocolates. You prepare tasty tortillas for your family – move forward one. You need to make an offering to the gods – lose some chocolates. You win a pole-climbing competition! Gain some chocolates. You have to buy maize to feed your family – lose some chocolates. Ouch! You’ve put too much chilli in your food – miss a go.

Perhaps you could decorate the board with Aztec art.

3. Test it out with some friends!

It will take:1 meeting

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Party on!In the early 1500s Spanish explorers started to conquer South America. They found out about chocolate and brought it to Europe, but only royalty and very rich people could afford it – Queen Marie Antoinette of France drank hot chocolate every day and had her own chocolatier. Nowadays, chocolate is for everyone, so throw a chocolate party to celebrate!

You will need Paper Coloured pens/pencils Chocolate (any kind) Decorations, costumes, food – whatever else you need to make your party a success!

What to doPlan your Patrol’s mini chocolate party! Think about the following things.

Invitations – can you make each other a special chocolate-themed invitation? Location – where will you hold your party? It could be in your unit meeting place, or maybe at someone’s house as part of a Patrol sleepover. Decorations – how will you make your venue look fabulous? Costumes – can you come up with chocolate-themed outfits? Maybe you could dress up as your favourite bar, or someone from chocolate history. Catering – why not use some of the recipes in this Go For It!? Games and fun – you need things to do as well as to eat!

Make sure that you’re allowed to use the venue you’ve chosen and that you’ve told an adult what you’re planning, then send out your invitations. You could perhaps assign a different job to each member of your Patrol (eg one person to look after decorations, one to bring food, another to bring drinks and so on), so that when the day of your party arrives nothing will be missing!

It will take:1 meeting

Top tipTry this party game. You’ll need a box of wrapped chocolates.1. Tip out the chocolates on to the table. One of you leaves the

room while the others pick a chocolate to be ‘it’.2. The person outside the room comes back in, then starts to

pick up the chocolates. 3. She keeps picking them up until she chooses ‘it’, then everyone

shouts ‘Stop!’ Record the number of chocolates picked up.4. Put all the chocolates back and start again with a different

person and a different chocolate to be ‘it’. The winner is the person who picks up the most!

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What nextNow you have learned a bit about chocolate and how people have enjoyed it throughout history, what interests you most? Check out the activities in the following sections.

Buy, buy, buy Just eat it Fair’s fair Pick and mix

Choose which ones you want to do for the rest of your sessions on this Go For It!. Over the three sessions you should make sure you do at least one activity from three of the four sections. You can either plan the next three sessions in one go or allow time at the end of each one to plan the following session. Your Leaders will be able to help you with the planning.

Buy, buy, buyFind out what gets people buying chocolate or have a go at creating your own chocolate bar – one that everyone will want to buy!

Ad it upAre you influenced by chocolate adverts? Try this activity and see!

You will need Chocolate adverts (from magazines/newspapers) Paper Pens Glue

What to do1. Each member of your Patrol should bring along one or two chocolate adverts to the meeting.

2. Don’t show the adverts to each other beforehand – instead, one at a time each person should reveal their advert and then stick it on a piece of paper.

3. Write your answers to these questions around the adverts. What was your first reaction to the advert? Do you think it was aimed at someone your age, or someone different (like adults or young children)? Did you want to eat the product or not? Do you want to buy this chocolate more than you did before you saw the advert?

4. After you’ve looked at all the ads, vote on which you think is the best. Leave out your comments for other Patrols to look at and see if they agree with you!

It will take:30 minutes

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It will take:1 meeting

Buy me!Rebrand a chocolate bar and get girls your age to buy it.

You will need Pens Paper Video camera (optional)

What to do1. Choose a chocolate bar or box of chocolates that your Patrol wouldn’t normally buy – one that doesn’t look that appealing to you.

2. Chat about what it is that puts you off – maybe it’s the colour, name, slogan or design.

3. Now the fun bit! Redesign the bar to make it look amazing, then come up with an advert to get people to buy it. It could be a magazine advert, billboard poster, or even a TV ad.

New sweet sensationInvent your own brand-new chocolate bar and make it a success.

You will need Pens Paper Chocolate and flavours (optional)

What to do1. As a Patrol, think about the following things.

Target audience – who is your chocolate bar for? For example, cartoon-crazy kids, text-mad teens or ladies who love luxury. Flavours – what goes with what? Try biscuits, nuts, mint or even popping candy. Brand name – what will it be called? Think of a name that will get people interested. Packaging – what will the wrapper look like? How will your bar compare to others on the shelf? You could make it bright and snazzy, or go for the high-class look.

2. Try and make your invention and its packaging if you can. Don’t worry if this isn’t possible – just draw your chocolate bar on a piece of paper so that you can show the rest of your unit what you’ve created.

Take it furtherTest out a few different designs or flavours with other Guides in your unit, or with the target audience – perhaps if it’s for women you could invite your mums to Guides to test your ideas!

It will take:30 minutes

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Just eat it! Yummy recipes to make and share.

Banana lolliesThis is a great one to try at a Patrol sleepover!

You will need 4 bananas Family-size bar of milk chocolate Skewers/cocktail sticks Greaseproof paper Knife Freezer-proof plate Heatproof bowl Saucepan Freezer

What to do1. Chop the bananas into thick pieces and put them in the freezer for half an hour.

2. Melt the chocolate by breaking it into small pieces and putting it in a bowl over a pan of simmering hot water. The bottom of the bowl should not touch the water in the pan.

3. Take the bananas out of the freezer and use a skewer to dip them into the chocolate.

4. The chocolate should go hard quite quickly. Lay the banana lollies on greaseproof paper and put them back into the freezer for five minutes. Then you can eat them!

Choc-a-bloc cookiesYou will need

125g butter (softened) 125g light brown sugar 1 egg 1tsp vanilla essence 175g plain flour ½tsp bicarbonate of soda 150g white chocolate chips Pinch of salt Three baking sheets Wire rack Palette knife Bowl Spoon Sieve Oven Oven gloves

It will take:30 minutes

It will take:1 meeting

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What to do1. Grease the three baking sheets and preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C.

2. Cream the butter and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.

3. Mix the egg and vanilla together. Gradually beat them into the creamed ingredients.

4. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt together, then fold into the mixture.

5. Carefully stir in the chocolate chips.

6. You now have a ball of cookie dough. Make it into about 18 walnut-sized balls and place on the baking sheets – at least 2.5cm apart (watch out, as they spread during cooking).

7. Flatten the balls with the palm of your hand and bake for 10–12 minutes.

8. Remove from the oven and cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Top tipWhy not sell what you make to raise money for your unit? On page 18 you’ll find instructions for a stylish gift box that will ensure your chocolate creations look as good as they taste!

Take a shake breakThis recipe is for two people.

You will need 450ml ice-cold milk 3tbsp drinking chocolate powder 3 scoops chocolate ice cream Chocolate curls to decorate Two large glasses Ice cream scoop or spoon Blender Straws

What to do1. Put half of the ice-cold milk in a blender. Add the drinking chocolate powder and one scoop of chocolate ice cream.

2. Blend until it is frothy and stir in the rest of the milk.

3. Put the remaining two scoops of ice cream into two large glasses.

4. Carefully pour the chocolate milk over the ice cream. Serve with straws and a sprinkle of chocolate curls.

It will take:30 minutes

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Marvellous muffinsYou will need

125g unsalted butter 75g granulated sugar 50g dark brown sugar 2 eggs 1tsp vanilla essence 200g self-raising flour 15g cocoa powder Pinch of salt 150ml milk 50g chocolate chips Two bowls (large and small) Sieve Wooden spoon Paper muffin (bun) cases Muffin (bun) tins Wire rack Oven gloves Oven

What to do1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5/190°C. Cream the butter and both types of sugar together until light and fluffy.

2. Mix the eggs and vanilla together, then gradually beat into the creamed butter and sugar.

3. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and salt together. Fold into the creamed mixture, adding the milk as you go.

4. Put the paper cases into the tins. Half fill each with cake mixture.

5. Put a few chocolate chips on top of each one and cover with another spoonful of mixture.

6. Bake for about 20 minutes. The muffins should rise and be springy.

7. Remove carefully from the oven, take out of the tins and cool on a wire rack. Scrumptious!

No-bake cakeThis makes a great gift.

You will need 250g digestive biscuits 1tbsp cocoa powder 125g margarine 1tbsp golden syrup 125g plain chocolate Rolling pin Large plastic bag Two bowls, one heatproof Saucepan

It will take:1 meeting

It will take:30 minutes

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Wooden spoon 18cm cake tin Hob/microwave Fridge

What to do1. Put the biscuits in a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them. Tip the crumbs into a bowl and mix with the cocoa powder.

2. Melt the margarine and syrup together, either in a saucepan on the hob or in a heatproof bowl in the microwave, then add to the biscuit mixture. Stir well.

3. Push the mixture into the tin and chill it while you melt the chocolate. To do this, break the chocolate into small pieces and put it in a bowl over a pan of simmering hot water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Alternatively you could use a microwave.

4. Pour the chocolate over the biscuit base and put it back in the fridge. Cut the cake into pieces before the chocolate sets too hard.

Top tipYou can jazz up this recipe by adding cherries, nuts or raisins.

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Fair’s fairDiscover how chocolate gets to you, and find out whether everyone receives a fair deal.

Choc horrorDid you know? Most of the cocoa beans for our chocolate come from the Ivory Coast and Ghana in Africa, and Indonesia in Asia.

So how much of the money you pay for your chocolate bar do you think goes back to those who grew the beans? Find out with this game.

You will need Bag of Fairtrade chocolate buttons

What to do1. Give each person in your Patrol a role from the list below (one person can have two roles, or two people can both have the same role, depending on numbers).

Farmers growing the crop in Ghana Ghanaian government Supermarkets/shops UK government (HM Revenue & Customs) Chocolate-making company

2. Now take your bag of chocolate buttons and tip them on to a plate.

3. Let’s say the bag cost you £1. How much of this money went to the people in the different roles? Use the chocolate buttons to show how you think the pound is divided. Make every chocolate button worth 10p. For example, if you think the supermarket gets 50p in every pound, give five of the chocolate buttons to the person playing the supermarket.

4. Were you right? Look at the answers on page 21 to see.

5. Now give out chocolate buttons to show how the pound is really shared out. Do the farmers feel they have had a fair deal? How do the other people feel?

6. Find the Fairtrade logo on your pack of chocolate buttons. It shows that the producers of the cocoa beans have been guaranteed a set price, which means they can feed their families, educate their children and invest in new equipment.

Top tipBefore you start, why not learn more about fair trade? Go to www.fairtrade.org.uk.

It will take:30 minutes

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Farm itPlay a game to find out what it’s like to be a cocoa farmer.

You will need Scenario cards, cut out and in order Pretend money Timer/stopwatch Pair of scissors per player Brown pens/pencils Paper Cocoa bean template

What to doYour Patrol is a family. Your family owns a small independent cocoa farm in West Africa. Give everyone in the Patrol a different role in the family – make sure there are parents and at least two children. Other members of the Patrol could be grandparents, aunts and uncles and so on. During the game, you’ll go through the ups and downs of farming cocoa beans.

Ask a Leader or Young Leader to keep the time and be the banker.

The game1. There are six rounds. In each round, everyone in the family has two minutes to make cocoa beans using the pencils, paper and scissors – use the cocoa bean template on the next page as an example and draw your own, cutting out one at a time.

2. When the two minutes are up, you can sell the cocoa beans you’ve made to the banker for money (chocs – see page 14) that your family can spend. The banker should check the scenario card (see page 15) to see the price of beans for each round. If the banker is not happy with the quality of your beans, she does not have to buy them from you.

3. Once you’ve sold your beans, the banker should read out the decision on the scenario card and you must decide together as a family what you should do. If the banker thinks you’re taking too long to decide, she can fine you by taking money away.

4. After each round, you must also pay two chocs per family member for food. If you can’t afford to feed a family member, they must sit out of the next round.

5. Your aim is to increase the amount of money you have, while making sure the family is healthy and well fed. If you lose all your money, you’ve lost the game!

6. If you have completed round six and your family is still in business, ask the banker to shuffle the cards and then continue playing. If at any point you cannot pay the banker, then the game ends and you lose. If you manage to keep playing until the 30 minutes are up, then congratulations – you have beaten the odds!

To discuss Was the game easy or hard? Were the decisions tough? Do you think it would have been easier if you could guarantee that you were always paid the same amount for your beans?

Fairtrade is when a farm like the one you’ve just been playing is linked to a scheme that guarantees a set price for their crop, which means farmers can plan ahead so they aren’t as affected by the things that go wrong.

What difference would this have made to your family?

It will take:30 minutes

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Cocoa bean template

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Pretend money – Chocs

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Scenario cardsThe banker should hand these to the Patrol in order.

Note to banker: If the Patrol is doing well and making lots of beans, feel free to adjust the prices or refuse to buy some of the beans because of poor quality. You could also put other obstacles in place, such as taking away a pair of scissors or a pen – the game should be a real struggle!

1. Price per bean: 2 chocsBanker to pay family for their beans – minus 2 chocs per family member for food.

Oh no! One member of your family has been ill and is unable to collect beans – you cannot sell any beans they have made.

Decision: Healthcare fees are 30 chocs. The ill person can’t make beans again until you can afford to pay.

2. Price per bean: 3 chocsBanker to pay family for their beans – minus 2 chocs per family member for food.

Good news! There is greater demand for beans so the price has risen.

Decision: School fees are due – 10 chocs per child. If you can’t afford it, decide which child to send to school.

3. Price per bean: 2 chocsBanker to pay family for their beans – minus 2 chocs per family member for food.

There has been a huge storm and half of your crop has been destroyed. You can sell only half the beans you have made.

Decision: Someone in the family was injured in the storm. Pay 30 chocs for healthcare or that person will need to sit out the next round.

4. Price per bean: 1 choc Banker to pay family for their beans – minus 2 chocs per family member for food.

Oh no! The price of beans has fallen because there are more being produced worldwide.

Decision: You can choose to invest in pesticides to protect your cocoa trees from disease. This costs 30 chocs.

5. Price per bean: 3 chocsBanker to pay family for their beans – minus 2 chocs per family member for food.

Well done! The quality of your beans has been assessed and they have been rated excellent, so you get more money for them.

Decision: Unfortunately a piece of machinery you use to farm your beans is broken. Pay 30 chocs to replace it, or go without one pair of scissors in the next round.

6. Price per bean: 2 chocsBanker to pay family for their beans – minus 2 chocs per family member for food.

Oh no! Your crop has black pod disease – you can sell only half of what you’ve made. *Ignore this if you have bought pesticides*

Decision: You have been offered the chance to buy a new plot of land to extend your cocoa farm. It costs 50 chocs. If you choose to buy the land, then in every round that follows you can add ten extra cocoa beans to the total number made by you and your family and sell these to the banker as well.

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Convince us!Lots of people know that there are Fairtrade products out there that ensure growers get a fair deal, but some people still need to be persuaded to buy them – and you can help! Find out how delicious Fairtrade products are, and then convince other people through a play.

You will need Selection of Fairtrade and non-Fairtrade chocolate products Pens Paper

What to do1. Run your own taste test, sampling different kinds of ordinary and Fairtrade chocolate and chocolate products like spreads and drinks. (Just look out for the Fairtrade logo.)

2. Mark each out of ten for style of packaging, value for money, smell, texture and flavour. How did the Fairtrade products do?

3. Take your Patrol’s favourite Fairtrade product and a non-Fairtrade version, and put together a one-minute play that will encourage people watching to buy the Fairtrade version. Can you show the play to the rest of the unit?

It will take:1 meeting

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Pick and mixA variety of ideas to choose between.

Top of the chocsIt’s quiz time! How much do you know about all things sweet? Can you work out the sweets and chocolate bars from these cryptic clues?

You will need Pens Paper

What to doGrab a pen and paper and work together to unravel these tricky riddles. Each one is a well-known type of sweet or chocolate bar – is your favourite in there?

1. One of the planets

2. You’ll find them on a cardigan but not on a jumper

3. A favourite feline

4. Where nine and ten both come

5. Another name for ten pin bowling

6. Travelling musicians of times gone by

7. A tall bus

8. Wobbly infants

9. Nickname for a small Northern terrier

10. It’ll make you roar

11. It’s not a puffin

12. Separate

Check out the answers on page 21 and see if you got all of them right!

It will take:20 minutes

Top tipWhy not split the Patrol in two and see which half can get all the right answers first?

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Soft centre…or a bit nutty?Did you know? In the UK, each of us eats around 8 kilos of chocolate per year! But which are your favourites? And what kind of chocolates would you and your Patrol be? Get to know each other better with this fun activity!

You will need Pens Paper

What to do1. Imagine that your Patrol is a box of chocolates.

2. Choose someone else in your Patrol to be your partner, then each answer these questions.

What kind of chocolate do you think you are and why? (Think about filling, shape, type of chocolate etc) What kind of chocolate do you think the other person is and why? Which chocolate do you choose first from a box and why? If you could share a box of chocolates with anyone in the world, who would it be, and why?

3. Once you’ve done this, share your answers with the rest of your Patrol!

Box it upRustled up some chocolate goodies? Here’s how to create a box to make them even more special.

You will need 2 sheets of thick coloured

paper Pencil Eraser Ruler Scissors Glue Ribbon

What to do1. Use the pencil and ruler to draw a square with sides of 20cm on one of the sheets of thick paper.

2. With a pencil, lightly mark points every 5cm along each side. Join up all the points, except the centre one, with dotted lines, as shown in the illustration.

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It will take:30 minutes

It will take:30 minutes

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3. Make another pencil mark 12.5cm from the left along one side, then mark 2.5cm directly above it. Now join the points to make a triangle. Repeat on the remaining sides.

4. Carefully cut out the shape along the outside line.

5. Using a ruler and scissors, score the paper down each of the four dotted lines.

6. Make cuts where indicated by the blue lines – these are your tabs for gluing.

7. Rub out all your pencil marks. Fold along each score line and glue the tabs in place on the inside of the box.

8. Make the top of the box in exactly the same way and then slot the two halves together.

9. Line the bottom with foil and fill up with treats of your choice. Tie the box with a ribbon.

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Top tipTry making the two halves of the box out of different coloured paper, or adding a label listing the ingredients in your produce. The box also makes a great container for a giant muffin!

If you’ve made any of the tasty treats from the ‘Just eat it’ section (pages 7 to 10), this is the perfect way to package them.

Chop chopTest your skills with this silly game.

You will need Chopsticks Bowl Wrapped chocolates

What to do1. Put a selection of wrapped chocolates in a bowl and try to pick them up using chopsticks.

2. You get to keep what you pick up – and you can’t cheat by sticking the chopsticks in the chocolates!

Take it furtherMake the game more of a challenge by:

making it a relay – run from one end of your meeting place to the other, pick up a chocolate and run back doing it blindfolded timing your Patrol to see how long it takes to pick up all the chocolates, one by one.

It will take:20 minutes

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AnswersChoc horror (page 11)

Farmers growing the crop in Ghana (7p or 7 per cent) Ghanaian government (7p or 7 per cent) Supermarkets/shops (28p or 28 per cent) UK Tax Department (17.5p or 17.5 per cent) Chocolate-making company (40.5p or 40.5 per cent)

(All figures provided by Groundwork UK.)

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Farmers growing the crop in Ghana

Ghanaian government

Supermarkets/Shops

UK Tax Department

Chocolate-making company

Pence or Per cent

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Farmers growing the crop in Ghana (7p or 7 per cent)

Ghanaian Government (7p or 7 per cent)

Supermarkets/Shops (28p or 28 per cent)

UK Tax Department (17.5p or 17.5 per cent)

Chocolate-making company (40.50p or 40.5 per cent)

Pence or Per cent

Farmers growing the crop in Ghana (7p or 7 per cent)

Ghanaian Government (7p or 7 per cent)

Supermarkets/Shops (28p or 28 per cent)

UK Tax Department (17.5p or 17.5 per cent)

Chocolate-making company (40.50p or 40.5 per cent)

7p or 7 per cent

7p or 7 per cent

28p or 28 per cent

17.5p or 17.5 per cent

40.5p or40.5 per cent

Top of the chocs (page 17)1. Mars2. Buttons3. Kit Kat4. After Eight5. Skittles6. Minstrels7. Double Decker8. Jelly Babies9. Yorkie10. Lion11. Penguin12. Breakaway

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Notes for LeadersA balanced programmeOne of your responsibilities is to ensure that your Guides experience a balanced and varied programme. Chat to the Patrol and find out what their plans are – encourage them to choose a variety of different activities.

Remember you can ensure a balance by doing unit activities, games and so on in addition to Go For Its!.

SafetyEnsure the Guides are safe. You should always adhere to the rules within The Guiding Manual and, depending on the girls’ ages and abilities, you may need to give extra support with:

going outside the normal meeting place inviting members of the public into the meeting place staying away from home in unfamiliar surroundings the use of specialist equipment, such as knives and cooking appliances personal and food hygiene allergies and what to do in the event of an allergic reaction.

Take it furtherIf you enjoyed this Go For It!, why not try…

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