Please note
This unit has now been replaced by the Stage 1 unit Cooking and nutrition: Smoothies and will be unavailable from August 2024. This unit is no longer being updated.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe fruits and vegetables and explain why they are a fruit or a vegetable.
- Name a range of places that fruits and vegetables grow.
- Describe basic characteristics of fruit and vegetables.
- Prepare fruits and vegetables to make a smoothie.
Suggested prior learning
This is the first unit in the Kapow Cambridge Design and technology scheme.Lessons
Lesson 1: Fruit or vegetable?
Lesson 2: Where fruit and vegetables grow
Lesson 3: Smoothie ingredients tasting
Lesson 4: Making smoothies
Key skills
- Designing smoothie carton packaging
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Key knowledge
- To understand the difference
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Key vocabulary
fruit
vegetable
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Unit resources
Assessment D&T Y1: Fruit and vegetables
Assessment D&T Y1: Fruit and vegetables
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D&T Long-term plans
National curriculum mapping
National curriculum mapping
D&T: Progression of pupil skills and knowledge
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Equipment list
Assessment
Assessment
Key vocabulary
Key vocabulary Cross-curricular opportunities
Science
‘Pupils should be taught to use the following practical scientific methods, processes and skills […]:
- identifying and classifying
- using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions’
See National curriculum - Science key stages 1 to 2.
RSE
‘Pupils should know:
- what constitutes a healthy diet (including understanding calories and other nutritional content).
- the principles of planning and preparing a range of healthy meals.’
Build on the learning
Archived unit: Cooking and nutrition: A balanced diet
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