Variety of tasks related to the above topics. Textbooks needed (The Food Book by Ridgewell and All About Food by McGrath) Can be carried out with little intervention,
Powerpoint page that I use to put on the white board to remind pupils the correct way to prepare peppers, onions, mushrooms, etc for making savoury dishes. Images from google images so should not be copyrighted. let me know if there are any issues, thanks.
A to Z of ingredients and their functions split into two categories - main courses and cakes and deserts. Handy resource for GCSE and A level pupils to specify functions in products made. Costing booklet shows a variety of foods per 100g so easy to apply to different recipes.
Chocolate and fair trade activities and questions (3 pages). Took my y7 class a full lesson. led nicely into chocolate muffins, biscuits or chocolate coated flapjacks or tiffin. 'The Food Book' is needed to accompany the tasks if worked through independently. 3 files in all. 2 design tasks for muffins and biscuits
Social, Moral, Ethical, Sustainability issues guide for controlled assessment. Table format and useful to encourage pupils to apply to areas of controlled assessment.
Fill in the blanks activity for how to choose, store and prepare vegetables. Quite a comprehensive worksheet that can be done as a group or individually. Different methods of chopping, slicing and dicing also covered.
How to select, prepare for planting and care for flowering bulbs. Research task and fill in the blanks pages as well as a match the picture to the name of the plant activity. 6 pages in all. Used for BTEC Land Based Studies - Level 1 with an Alternative Ed class and took 3 x75 minute lessons
Facts on what they are and how they grow, filling in the missing words and also label diagrams with a short sequencing task on how seeds grow. Suitable for Land Based Studies and Horticulture / Gardening course. I use it for Level 2 Land Based studies BTEC class with guidance.
Adapted content for a KS4 Alternative Education class. Can be used to teach the basics to a KS3 class or for weaker KS4 with guidance. I allowed pupils to use the internet but textbooks are also helpful and an alternative option.
Researching the variety of career opportunities in the Army and the Police Force (Northumbria Police links can be altered to a relevant region) Pupils will need access to the internet for both of these worksheets.
I used this in conjunction with a visit and talk about opportunities in each area.
The up to date healthy eating guidelines. Filling in the blank spaces for each section. Colourful, informative and interactive. Answers included. May need to alter title to 'guide' from plate.