Year 9 Formative Assessment + Understanding Malnutrition

This one-hour lesson begins with a 20-minute formative assessment to check students’ knowledge of FOH/BOH roles, food science (allicin, lycopene, sulphur compounds, caramelisation) and cooking methods, studied last half term. After the assessment, students complete a focused 40-minute lesson on malnutrition that builds on the assessment topics of nutriton and develops understanding of causes, signs and prevention.

Learning Focus
Students will:

• Demonstrate prior learning and recall key concepts in the 20-minute formative assessment.
• Define malnutrition and distinguish between under-nutrition and over-nutrition.
• Identify causes, signs and effects of malnutrition and suggest simple prevention strategies.
• Apply learning to short scenarios

What’s Included

• Editable PowerPoint for full 1-hour lesson (assessment + malnutrition lesson)
• 20-mark formative assessment (printable PPT slide / booklet) with mark scheme and grade boundaries
• Teacher mark sheet and student reflection templates
• Starter images, scenario worksheet for group work, and mini whiteboard prompts
• Suggested homework/extension task and answers for plenary questions