Design Technology - Snack Dippers (Key Stage 1)

Snack Dippers is a Design Technology unit of work aimed primarily at children aged 5-7

Design Brief: Design and make a dips and dippers food product as a healthy snack between meals.

Sequence of Learning for Teachers
In this unit of work children extend their knowledge of food preparation by designing and making a healthy lunchtime snack. Children have the opportunity to try out some different supermarket dips and to investigate their packaging. They learn how to make Greek Tzatziki and take part in a taste test to find out what vegetables and biscuits make the best dippers. Using their knowledge of how to make Tzatziki, they adapt this recipe to make a dips and dippers product based on Indian Raita. They learn some messages about healthy eating and apply this knowledge when creating their dips and dippers product. As part of the evaluation, they design labelling for their snack product and create packaging for their product. Children can also create an advert to promote their product.

This knowledge, skills and understanding is delivered through the following six sessions:

1. Investigate Task 1 – Supermarket Dips
2. Focus Task 1- Making Tzatziki
3. Investigate Task 2 – What Makes a Good Dipper?
4. Design & Make: Designing the Dip
5. Design and Make: Making the Dips and Dippers
6. Evaluation session