Year 5
Design your own dish to reflect a culture or celebration
In this lesson, we will explore how to design your own dish to reflect a selected culture or celebration of your choice. You will design and make your dish to reflect the Eatwell plate and you will create your own method sheet to follow next session.
Year 5
Design your own dish to reflect a culture or celebration
In this lesson, we will explore how to design your own dish to reflect a selected culture or celebration of your choice. You will design and make your dish to reflect the Eatwell plate and you will create your own method sheet to follow next session.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- how sustainable the materials in products are
- about chefs and manufacturers who have developed ground-breaking products
Equipment
Weighing scales, measuring jugs, bowls, spoons - various sizes, baking trays
Content guidance
- Equipment requiring safe usage.
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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3 Questions
Q1.
What it the term used for the combination of thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made out of any grains that we use to make bread.
Mixture
Paste
Q2.
What process is used to make dough?
Mixing
Stirring
Q3.
How do we know it is a chemical change not a change in state?
We can reverse the change
4 Questions
Q1.
What is a design specification?
A list to follow.
A to do list.
Q2.
What is the key difference between the way a common dish such as soup is presented in different cultures
The way it is presented.
The way it sounds.
Q3.
What must a design specification reflect?
What you want it to.
Your favourite things.
Q4.
When you design a food product what is the method?
To create a dish that is unique.
To create a sketch and a model of your food product.