Design Technology - Hola Mexico Tacos (Upper Key Stage 2)

In this unit of work, children apply their knowledge and understanding about healthy eating to design and make Mexican-inspired tacos based on the key messages from the Eatwell Guide for healthy eating. Children begin by discussing the different ways that we can eat food at home and outside the home. They conduct market research into their favourite take-away foods. They consolidate their understanding of how designers use mood boards when creating their products. In learning how to make a tortilla and a filling they acquire the essential skills and knowledge needed to make a taco. They consolidate their understanding of the different food groups on the Eatwell Guide to healthy eating and use this knowledge to design a taco that promotes the Eatwell Guide. As part of this unit, they begin to understand the danger of eating too much take-away food and how people make dietary choices and vegetarian and vegan diets. Having designed and made their taco product they become entrepreneurs and set up their own small business learning business basics, marketing and budgeting.