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

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Weekly Learning Plan
SubjectFood and NutritionWeek2
Duration60 minutesFormSHS 1
StrandFood ProductionSub-StrandFood Production Technology
Learning Outcome(s)1.2.1.LO.1 - Explain the key ideas related to safety in food production.
Learning Indicator(s)1.2.1.LI.5 - Safety in food production
Lesson FocusSafety in food production
Previous KnowledgeLearners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Safety in food production; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Safety in food production. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Safety in food production accurately. Apply Safety in food production 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 Safety in food production? What would a strong practical/application response to Safety in food production look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Safety in food production?
Pedagogical StrategiesDiagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning ResourcesKitchen hazard picture Handwashing/cleaning sequence cards Food-safety checklist Cleaning materials/realia where appropriate
Key Notes on Differentiation
ContentProvide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Safety in food production. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Safety in food production.
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 Safety in food production; 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 Safety in food production; ask learners to identify one nutrition/science/safety issue it raises.Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Safety in food production, and justify it briefly.Not provided.
Activity 115 minutesDemonstrate or analyse the critical food-science/nutrition steps for Safety in food production, explicitly linking each step to the expected food or health outcome.Inspect a kitchen/workstation picture containing deliberate hygiene hazards; circle contamination risks involving hands, water, pests, raw/cooked foods, waste and surfaces.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 Safety in food production with measured observations.Create a safe workflow for receiving, washing, preparing, cooking, serving and storing one local dish, marking handwashing and cross-contamination control points.Assess process control, hygiene/safety, measurements, result and explanation.
Activity 310 minutesGive an individual food case requiring a specific recommendation or calculation about Safety in food production.Demonstrate or sequence correct cleaning/sanitising and personal-hygiene steps, then correct a peer checklist containing three unsafe practices.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 Safety in food production. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Safety in food production.

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