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FOOD

 

Unit Outcome[s]: 

Through investigating  the different types of food from a range of cultures, production, cost and marketing of food  students understandings  of the nutrition, production of food, marketing and sustainability  will be enhanced.  Students will communicate  their scientific understanding by identifying and cooking a recipe containing nutritious ingredients.  Emphasis is also placed upon the use of food terminology in the various aspects of language, eg. idioms.

 

Teachers

 

C DAVEL

Year Level/s

 

YEAR 7

Duration

 

4 WEEKS

Term  3

 

Year 1999

 

·      Student Needs relevant to this unit (includes prior knowledge, interest levels, considerations from previous units etc)

Whole Group Needs

Start with the pupils' existing knowledge and through various means and techniques expand upon this foundation.

Small Group Needs

Debate, discussion.

Individual Needs

Support for students through teacher aids and teacher.

   

·      Available Learning Technology Resources

Within the Classroom

3 Computers (Internet) 

Within the School

Library

Within the Community

Redbank Plains Library


 

Constructivist Approach

Science

 

English

Mathematics

Health

Resources

Assessment

LEARNING TECHNOLOGY

 

Activity                       Details

Engage

 

 

Reintroduction of contents

Identifying good information on labelling of foods

Maths - basic calculations using kilogram and food topics

Identifying and describing different kinds of foods and drawing a comparison between junk and healthy foods

(SOSE) International foods

Advertisements for food from newspapers, magazines and junk mail

Actual foodstuffs

Assess the children's concept knowledge and in particular identifying different foods in the food chain

KLA:   SOSE

Identify origin of certain foods using internet

 

Access

Group

Timing

Record

Follow the leader
Small groups

Set time limit

Learning log

Explore

 

(SOSE)

Sustainability of food

Population pressure

Declining availability of farmlands

Different aspects of grammar with food  as theme

Comparing costs of different kinds of  food using the four operations

(SOSE)

Looking at advertisements of healthy food products and discussing their content

Exploring the origins of food dishes and relating it to the world map (Mapwork)

Picture and information books

Observe children in their endeavour to answer given questions

KLA:   HPE

  Find the nutritional information of certain popular foods

LINK

Access

Group

Timing

 

Record

Follow the leader

Pairs

15 minutes per session

Write results in notebook

Explain

 

Give reasons for the emergence of issues that dominate thinking in the late twentieth century in relation to environmental issues, eg. deforestation, different and poor farming  methods and its impact upon the environment and food production

Develop alliterations using food types,

Tongue twisters using  food types

Vocabulary enrichment in respect of styles of cooking

Collective nouns in respect of food

Food and nutrition synonyms

Food idioms

Food homophones  

Percentages on cost of food

Mass, volume

(SOSE)

Design two posters or drawings on health and junk foods with the intention of making the former appear more attractive

Posters

Writing material

Evaluate knowledge and understanding

KLA:   Maths

Use excel to graph and compare nutritional qualities of different foods.

 

Access

Group

Timing

 

Record

Roster

  Individual

Set time each week until finished (15 min)

Printout

Elaborate

 

Identify alternatives to use of natural resources with the condition  of minimal impact upon environmental damage

Creative writing using "Crazy Eating Words", poetry, nursery rhymes and  word study

Comparison of  food prices in relation to mass, eg. 500g of chocolate = $1.50 and 250g = 85c - which is better value for money

Vitamin content of various fruits and vegetables

Composition/ ingredients of foods

 

Assess children's knowledge

KLA:   Integrated

Find examples of healthy international recipes on the internet

LINK

 

Access

Group

Timing

 

Record

Roster

Individual

30 minutes each session
 

Print and make

Evaluate

 

Class discussion as the forum used to discuss different findings and to evaluate their merits

Peer evaluation on students' contributions with additional input from teacher

 

Discussion on value of different foods and the need to follow a healthy, balanced diet

 

 

     

 

 

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