Food
Design & Technology
KS3
Curriculum Details
Year 7
Content
Homework
Parent / Carer Support
Safety and basic skills
Safety, hygiene, basic equipment.
Eat Well plate.
Function of ingredients.
Weighing and measuring.
Dietary fibre.
Rubbing in method.
Fruit/vegetables in season and organic.
- Design a title page that demonstrates various mark making techniques.
Observational drawing of a boot.
Draw an object using mark making techniques.
- Helping them to carry out homework. Supporting them to weigh and measure ingredients accurately.
Practise similar dishes at home to ones cooked at school.
Design a pizza (assessed piece)
Designing and making a pizza of their choice using a design brief, producing a specification and evaluating the final product (30 minute written exam).
- Pizza information board, plan order for making.
Revision.
- Help with finding pictures for information board.
Taste testing pizza.
Help with revision
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Study Guides, Resources & Extra Support
- Year 7 Recipe Book School First one free 50p for any lost ones
- Use of computers to complete homework. By arrangement with teacher T9, 10 and 11.
Year 8
Content
Homework
Parent / Carer Support
Healthy Eating
Eat well guide in detail.
Balanced diet.
Carbohydrates and fats.
Protein.
Vitamins and minerals.
- Homework on iron and calcium.
Spelling test.
Vegetarians and protein.
Eat well guide.
- Helping them to carry out homework.
Supporting them to weigh and measure ingredients accurately.
Practise similar dishes at home to ones cooked at school.
Cereal/
Staple Foods
Staple foods. Different cereals. Designing and making a pasta sauce of their choice using a design brief, producing a specification and evaluating the final product. 30 minute written exam.
- Taste testing.Revision.Market research on pasta.
- Taste testing pasta and sauce. Help with revision.
Practise similar dishes at home to ones cooked at school.
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Study Guides, Resources & Extra Support
- Year 8 Recipe Book School First one free 50p for any lost ones.
- Use of computers to complete homework. By arrangement with teacher T9, 10 and 12.
Year 9
Content
Homework
Parent / Carer Support
Meal planning
Revisit nutrients.
Where our food
comes from.
Design a burger.
Using food in focus computer program.
- Foreign food work sheet.Design a two course meal. Herbs and spices.
- Helping them to carry out homework.Supporting them to weigh and measure ingredients accurately.Practise similar dishes at home to ones cooked at school.
Design and make a fruit or vegetable product
Organic, Fairtrade and GM foods.
Designing and making a main dish and pudding/ sweet of their choice using fruit and vegetables, producing a design brief,
a specification and evaluating the final product.
30 minute written exam.
- Survey on fruit and vegetables. Recipes for assessment cook. Taste test dishes. Revision for exam.
- Help finding recipes for assessment cook. Taste testing fruit and vegetables. Help with revision.
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Study Guides, Resources & Extra Support
- Year 9 Recipe Book School First one free, 50p for any lost ones.
- Use of computers to complete homework. By arrangement with teacher T9, 10 and 13.