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SHS 1 Food and Nutrition 2nd Semester Week 16 Lesson Plan

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Weekly Learning Plan
SubjectFood and NutritionWeek16
Duration60 minutesFormSHS 1
StrandFood ProductionSub-StrandFood Processing Techniques
Learning Outcome(s)1.2.2.LO.1 - Demonstrate understanding and practical application of Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food within the curriculum sub-strand Food Processing Techniques.
Learning Indicator(s)1.2.2.LI.10 - Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food
Lesson FocusSemester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food
Previous KnowledgeLearners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food accurately. Apply Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food 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 Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food? What would a strong practical/application response to Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food?
Pedagogical StrategiesDiagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning ResourcesSample preserved foods/pictures Packaging samples Food-storage chart Preservation planning sheet
Key Notes on Differentiation
ContentProvide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food.
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 Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food; 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 Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food; ask learners to identify one nutrition/science/safety issue it raises.Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food, and justify it briefly.Not provided.
Activity 115 minutesDemonstrate or analyse the critical food-science/nutrition steps for Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food, explicitly linking each step to the expected food or health outcome.Inspect samples/pictures of dried, frozen, fermented, canned or bottled foods and identify the preservation principle used.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 Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food with measured observations.Design a preservation-and-packaging plan for fish, pepper, cassava or maize, including preparation, method, packaging, storage and safety checks.Assess process control, hygiene/safety, measurements, result and explanation.
Activity 310 minutesGive an individual food case requiring a specific recommendation or calculation about Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food.Compare two package materials for moisture/grease/air protection, cost, re-use and waste; recommend one for a stated food.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 Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Semester 2 food-product project: process, cost, package and evaluate a local food.

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