Archived unit: Cooking and nutrition: Eating seasonally
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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain that fruits and vegetables grow in different countries based on their climates.
- Understand that ‘seasonal’ fruits and vegetables are those that grow in a given season and taste best then.
- Know that eating seasonal fruit and vegetables has a positive effect on the environment.
- Design their own tart recipe using seasonal ingredients.
- Understand the basic rules of food hygiene and safety.
- Follow the instructions within a recipe.
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Archived unit: Cooking and nutrition: A balanced diet
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Where in the world?
Lesson 2: British seasonal foods
Lesson 3: Rainbow food
Lesson 4: Making tarts
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Assessment – D&T Y3: Food: Eating seasonally
Assessment – D&T Y3: Food: Eating seasonally
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‘Pupils should be taught to:
describe and understand key aspects of:
- physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle
- human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water’
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Archived unit: Cooking and nutrition: Adapting a recipe
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