The Homework Files - Food Technology

Subject: Food Technology
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 4040

Homework is a part of every properly planned course, but that planning often takes place a year in advance of the actual teaching. Anything can go wrong, and frequently does! Regular subject teachers may be absent, or the class may be at very different stages of development or progress. Or it may be something as simple as the teacher forgetting to plan homework for a particular day. It happens to the best of us. That's where this booklet becomes invaluable. It isn't a full homework scheme, because that's up to individual teachers and course leaders to devise, but here are twenty-five stand-alone tasks that can be inserted into your Food Technology scheme for use as and when needed. The pages contain information for the student and a task which, can be completed within an ordinary homework period. Some of the pages are designed to test vocabulary and understanding of food related words and phrases, others require design skills or creativity. The student can complete the work on these sheets within minimal equipment. The tasks cover a wide age range, are user friendly, and are easy for the teacher to assess using whatever marking scheme they usually employ. Most of the tasks can be used as emergency lessons if the regular teacher is absent and the stand-in has little knowledge of the subject. Where necessary, answers and solutions have been provided.