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SHS 1 Food and Nutrition 2nd Semester Week 11 Lesson Plan

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Weekly Learning Plan
SubjectFood and NutritionWeek11
Duration60 minutesFormSHS 1
StrandFood ProductionSub-StrandFood Processing Techniques
Learning Outcome(s)1.2.2.LO.1 - Explain the key ideas related to food costing and portion control.
Learning Indicator(s)1.2.2.LI.5 - Food costing and portion control
Lesson FocusFood costing and portion control
Previous KnowledgeLearners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Food costing and portion control; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Food costing and portion control. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Food costing and portion control accurately. Apply Food costing and portion control independently to a new case, data set, text, material or performance situation.
Essential Question(s)What evidence or procedure is needed to work accurately with Food costing and portion control? What would a strong practical/application response to Food costing and portion control look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Food costing and portion control?
Pedagogical StrategiesDiagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning ResourcesRecipe cards Kitchen scale/measuring tools Calculator Recipe-evaluation sheet
Key Notes on Differentiation
ContentProvide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Food costing and portion control. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Food costing and portion control.
ProcessUse mixed-ability pairs for the first application, then require an individual transfer task. Allow oral/visual demonstration where appropriate while retaining the same subject accuracy criteria.
ProductUse a checklist/rubric tied to the concrete output for this week rather than participation alone. For advanced work, require justification with evidence, calculations, source reference or quality criteria.
Success CriteriaThe learner uses correct subject terminology and evidence. The learner completes the week’s concrete product/calculation/performance with acceptable accuracy. The learner explains why the procedure/choice fits the stated context rather than giving a memorised general answer.
HomeworkPhotograph, sketch or describe one home/community example of Food costing and portion control; analyse it using two curriculum criteria and recommend one improvement.
Lesson Activities
StageTeacher ActivityLearner ActivityAssessment / DoK
Starter10 minutesDisplay a food sample, label, menu, recipe or processing image directly related to Food costing and portion control; ask learners to identify one nutrition/science/safety issue it raises.Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Food costing and portion control, and justify it briefly.Not provided.
Activity 115 minutesDemonstrate or analyse the critical food-science/nutrition steps for Food costing and portion control, explicitly linking each step to the expected food or health outcome.Annotate a recipe to identify ingredient functions, critical measurements, heat/process steps and expected yield.Check the learner’s identification of the food/nutrition principle and use of evidence.
Activity 220 minutesLearners complete a practical, experiment, menu/recipe, preservation, packaging or product task that applies Food costing and portion control with measured observations.Scale or modify the recipe for a different number of portions or nutrition goal and recalculate quantities accurately.Assess process control, hygiene/safety, measurements, result and explanation.
Activity 310 minutesGive an individual food case requiring a specific recommendation or calculation about Food costing and portion control.Prepare an evaluation table comparing original and modified recipe for taste, texture, nutrition, cost and presentation.Check whether the recommendation fits the person/food/context rather than being generic.
Lesson ClosureAsk learners to state one process variable (time, temperature, quantity, ingredient, storage or person need) that must be controlled for success in Food costing and portion control. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Food costing and portion control.

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