Meal in a Minute
Planning part one
The unit is called “Meal in a Minute" due to the copyright attached to the programme “Food in a Minute". The idea came from a collection of triggers e.g. casual conversations with students talking about busy lives and family meals, the success of the “Food in a Minute" programme, trying to buy the specific Heinz Wattie's products in the supermarket the week a certain recipe was televised. I (Carol) then rang Heinz Wattie's and was put in contact with the food product development manager who not only gave me his time, he also put me in touch with Di Handley in Auckland, and Margot Richards in Hastings. Both came to school and set the scene accompanied by trays of Indian, Italian and Pesto style tomatoes – from there on the students developed their own brief.
Unit Focus
The focus of the unit is on providing Year 9 students with the opportunity to develop a prototype recipe that meets the constraints of a “Food in a Minute" recipe.
| Technological Areas Food ICT Level: 4,5 |
Resources Foods Room Access to existing recipes Industry expert – Heinz Wattie Food Technologist Range of Heinz Wattie Tomato Product |
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| Planned Unit/Suggested Learning Experiences | Gateways for Formative and Summative Assessment | |||
| Introduction Overview (explanation) of Food Technology Introduce the unit – provide students with an overview of the unit “Meal in a Minute" so that they can see where individual tasks within the unit fit into the overall unit Examine Technological Practice within an industry example (Chocolate Indulgence Video) |
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Discuss the place of the consumer in product development and the importance of the consumer to the manufacturer Introduction of Food in a Minute programmes and an evaluation of a presentation to establish prior knowledge Visit from practising technologist – Di Handley, Heinz Wattie Food in a Minute, to gain an understanding of:
Discussion of Class Brief as defined by criteria |
Gateway 1
Knowledge
Links to Gateways: Nos 2, 3, 4 |
Learning Outcome Students can:
Links to AO's: Nos |
Criteria
Descriptions describe attributes that make a Food in a Minute product |
Assessment Strategies
List of attributes |
