Example 3
Organising Learning in Technology Education
Example 3
Theme: Think About Our Food Supply
Learning Elements:
Home Management &
Technology
& Society
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Technology
Food Technology
Key concepts:
Technology & Society
Situations to consider:
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Our bodies’ need for food changed because of less energy demanding
work required
Choice of food available is vast
Disease of affluence increasing
Development of farming technology – horticulture, organic farming, GM
crops
Threat to wildlife due to agriculture
etc.
Food Technology
What is food technology?
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Making edible raw materials to food products – food processing
Sources of raw materials – out of agricultural produce, from the river and
the sea
Primary processing – e.g. cleaning and cutting vegetables
Secondary processing – e.g. from flour to bread, making ready-to-eat
food
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Who is involved in food technology?
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Consumer – creating a demand
Nutritionists – making sure the food is fit for consumption
Marketing personnel – promoting and selling the food products
Engineers – designing and producing food production machinery
Food technologists – designing and carrying out the food production
process
Legal expert – protecting the copyright of the food products, etc.
Why we need food technology?
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Improving our food supply e.g. by extending the shelf life of food,
preserving food to minimizing wastage
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Developing new food products, e.g. ready-to-eat food for saving food
preparation time, increasing variety of food
Introducing new technology in food processing, e.g. GM crops with better
quality and nutritive value
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Learning Resources:
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Books
Newspapers
Magazines
Web-sites
etc.
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