Middle school food technology resources

Lesson on Sensory Analysis

Lesson on how to create a Yule log with a step by Step guide

5 Great lesson starter activities that can be adapted for ANY subject or curriculum. Activities are fun and focus on pupil choice for theory and literacy recap! Download the PowerPoint to use or adapt to suit your subject area. Brightly coloured with a simple layout: Knowledge Wheel: Students have to get from A-B by answering the questions correctly. However, if they want to get the most points, the must take the long route around, answering the more difficult coloured questions. This method gives students a choice and is differentiated for different levels of ability. Target Practice: Using 3 darts, students must select 3 questions to answer to try to get the most points. Question difficulty varies based on the number of points each colour is worth. Again, this method gives students a choice and is differentiated for different levels of ability. Keyword Scrabble: Students must figure out each of the keywords by answering the clues and matching the letters to the total number of points. This activity is a great way to check student understanding and correct spellings. Connect 4 Analysis: Students must connect 4 in a row, either vertically, horizontally or diagonally. At the top of each column there is a product analysis heading. Student can only connect 4 if they correctly analyse the product based on the heading. For example: Analysis the function of the torch, iPhone, fidget spinner and washing machine. Analysing the aesthetics of the watch, consumer of the baby toy, function of the fidget spinner and material of the Xbox pad. The gives students a choice from a range of analysis categories. Vocab Snap: Students have 2 minutes to match the vocabulary word to its definition. Using a mini whiteboard they can write, 5E…1C etc. This is a great way of embedding keywords and literacy easily.

I had a class who found it difficult to organise themselves when it came to tidying up at the end of a practical lesson. I produced these tags which are laminated and then attached to students’ aprons with safety pins. They are arranged into teams with a choice of six responsibilities for each member.

This resource consists of six worksheets suitable as quick activities in the classroom. The worksheets included are: Naming pieces of equipment Naming of electrical equipment Explaining what pieces of equipment can be used for Naming ingredients and stating if they need to be cooked or not Nutrition Health eating plate

Knowledge organisers for Food science, Food Labelling and Marketing, Dietary Needs, Nutrients and The Eatwell Guide. Three activities: Nutrient worksheet using teh knowledge organiser, Fat learning mat and Protein learning mat.

Year 9 lesson on Food miles and food provenance. Engaging starter and room for lots of questionning. Resources included.

Revision Resource for year 9. Activity should take 25-30 Minutes. 20 Questions. Topics include: Nutrients, Functions of Ingredients, Heat Transfer, Food Miles, Bacteria, Dietary Needs

Useful resource for revision. Activity should take students around 25 minutes to complete independently. Topics include: Nutrients, Food Miles, Bacteria, Carbon Footprint, cutting down on fat etc.

A3 grid that allows students to revise the year independently. Engaging activity that takes around 25 minutes to complete. 20 questions. Topics include: Bacteria, Macronutrients, Micronutrients, Food Miles, Functions of ingredients.

This is a PowerPoint to support a Year 7 Macaroni and Cheese demonstration lesson. It covers the ingredients, skills and method of making to support alongside your demonstration. It also covers different types of pasta, providing visuals and pronunciation. There is also a Word document to test their knowledge of roux sauces and macaroni cheese making at the end. Please let me know if this resource is any good, or if there is anything that needs tweaking!

includes inspiration, templates and worksheets. Everything you would need to introduce a new graphics project

A 12 lesson scheme of work based around health eating and nutrition. Each practical has been designed to be competed in groups as investigations. This helps introduce the idea of food investigations in the GCSE. These practical could easily be adaped to be completed individually if required. This resource included every thing needed for the complete project. Could also be easily added to or adapted for other yr groups.

Interactive revision game that involves pupils pairing key terms and other exam popular pairing choices, such as equipment together.

An interactive revision game based on the board game ‘gone fishing’. Each laminated disc has an exam question and a fish image on the back. Pupils will then use a magnetic fishing pole to select the exam questions at random. All the questions are based on the new technical award is Hospitality and Catering.

Step to step method on how to make swiss roll

Ideal for revising for new Technical Award in Hospitality and Catering. This is an interactive, fun resource that will give the pupils an alternative way to learn and revise It covers all aspects of the Unit 1 theory.

An introductory workbook scheme for Year 7 students who are new to Food Technology. The workbook guides students through the fundamentals of health, hygiene, safety, use of equipment, nutrition, sensory testing and design of a product. Included are recipes for lemonade, fruit salad and coleslaw which allow students to explore a range of equipment and ingredients. A design task involves students planning, making and evaluating a pasta salad. Page 1&2: Targets & Assessments - (Pages for students and teachers to assess learning and set targets) Page 3: Hygiene and Safety Rules of the Food Technology Area Page 4: Safety Rules for A Safe Kitchen - (worksheet) Page 5: Food Hygiene - (worksheet) Page 6&7: Washing & tidying up (worksheet) Page 8: Kitchen Equipment (worksheet) Page 9: Health and Safety rules Page 10&11: Cookers and Hobs (worksheets) Page 12: Lemonade Page 13: Health plate Page 14: Health plate (worksheet) Page 15&16: Healthy Eating (worksheets) Page 17: Vitamins and Minerals worksheet Page 18: Recipe for fruit salad Page 19&20: Nutrition test Page 21-23: Food sensory testing (worksheets) Page 24: Coleslaw recipe Page 25: Sensory testing of coleslaw made by two different methods (worksheet) Page 26: Designing an pasta salad (worksheet) Page 27: Pasta salad design specification (worksheet) Page 28: Pasta salad ideas (sketch page) Page 29: Pasta salad design (sketch page) Page 30: Planning the salad (flowchart worksheet) Page 31: Pasta salad evaluation (worksheet) Page 32: Packaging design (sketch page) Page 33: Sensory evaluation of pasta salad (worksheet) Page 34: Personal evaluation of the course (worksheet)

Ks3 homework for Design Technology. It is based on the Nando’s takeaway homework sheets. However, have adapted it for certain areas. Two for Year 8 & 1 for Year 7. Please feel free to use and adapt. Good for ideas. Any feedback appreciated. Enjoy

I use these for year 7 but could be adapted for year 8 and 9. Double sided sheets contain ingredients list and method, equipment and success criteria for them to self assess quickly at the end of the lesson. Each recipe has a focus on a particular skill whether it be using the hob, oven, pastry etc…

Most topics covered in this 162 slide revision Q/A powerpoint. Questions are derived from the CPG and Collins question books.

Supportive resource to aid revision on key aspects of Food Provenance for AQA specification

Supportive resource to aid revision on key aspects of Food Safety for AQA specification

Supportive resource to aid revision of Food Choice for AQA specification

Supportive resource to aid revision of Food Science for AQA specification

Revision support material with key areas that cover the AQA specification

Can be printed as A3 or A4 sheets fr students to take notes, draw and scribble on! 6 pages based on nutrition, food science, food safety, food provenance, dietary needs and food choice. PDF and powerpoint included

This resource will help you track your students through Unit 2. It has been conditionally formatted so it is easy to see the AC’s your students are struggling in.

This is for students, to enable them to become independent learners in practical sessions and after school The focus is the protein commodity, it can be used to create tests from. quizzes and to stretch the more able - there are challenge and further learning points on there. Those that need support also can use it to revise from and consolidate the practical with the theory and science of protein.

A clear & colourful set of A3 posters that summarizes the 12 Food Preparation Skills identified by AQA. Useful for referring to for in each practical session in all years and makes writing about skills in NEA2 really easy.

This is the revision powerpoint I use with my year 11 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition class. It’s suitable for those using the AQA examination board. The Powerpoint is used alongside a booklet and gives a re-cap of main areas as well as highlighting useful links for the general knowledge required to answer the longer questions worth high marks. Hope you find it useful.

Key words for Food Technology and words to describe.

These are a great resource to help the students during practical lessons. Print them off in colour and laminate so that they can be easily wiped down and re used. Recipes include: Pasta salad Stir Fry Fruit Buns Lasagne Swiss Roll Mexican Bean Soup Swiss roll

Resources on Vegetarians, diet and health, obesity, energy, GDA’s, nutritional needs of different groups. Includes some power points and worksheets.

A power point which covers dairy foods and a related work sheet. The power point includes some video links.

Power points, worksheets, fact sheets, and activity cards on the macro and micro nutrients covering Protein ,Carbohydrates, Fats & oils, Vitamins & Minerals

Student friendly helpsheet for EDUQAS GCSE Food Prep NEA 2

Y8 booklet, Includes hygiene and safety, nutrition, sensory analysis, animal welfare, Junk food

A booklet that could be used with Y7 & 8 to introduce them to Food & Nutrition. Covers a range of topics including hygiene and safety, nutrition, dish evaluations, equipment

Worksheet and fact sheets exploring how food plays a vital role within certain cultures, religions and traditions. Focusing on Diwali, Thanks Giving, Eid, Passover. Fact sheets could be displayed around the classroom as part of a fact finding task or used within small groups.

EDUQAS GCSE FOOD PREP AND NUTRITION - STUDENT FRIENDLY HELP SHEET FOR NEA 1. DETAILED ENOUGH FOR STUDENTS TO FOLLOW AND POTENTIALLY ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST MARKS POSSIBLE.

Full course knowledge organisers/revision aids for GCSE FOOD PREP & NUTRITION. Useful for starting a topic, using for flipped learning, revision ahead of assessment and as a classroom tool to assist students with activities.