Introduction
This section of the website is introduced by an interactive white board (IWB)
activity which conveys the concepts of the 'grain chain', and the processes by
which a seed of wheat is 'transformed' into a huge range of food products,
especially bread. It is important that students have an understanding of the
grain chain in order to make the most of the rest of the information provided.
There are also four case studies. Each explores a particular aspect/s of the
grain chain in depth, and corresponds to a particular broad subject area:
- Science
- Technology
- ICT/computing
- Geography/Environment
On this website, the following abbreviations are used:
IWB = interactive whiteboard activity
IP = information page (page on the website, which can be printed off)
AS = activity sheet (PDF on website, which can be downloaded and/or
printed off)
There is a considerable amount of information covered in the case studies. It
is not possible on this website to provide lesson plans targeted at specific age
and/or ability groups. The teacher’s notes therefore provide general lesson
plans for the case studies, which can be adapted and differentiated in order to
fit into a school’s own curriculum. The case studies could be delivered as
discrete lessons, or as a package studied by groups
within a class with the results of the research being presented to the whole
group in a plenary session.
Please be aware that general curriculum links only are given at the start of
each topic. Relevance to your teaching will depend on exactly which syllabus and
options your students are studying. You may also wish to make links to:
- ICT/computing
- Enterprise learning
- Work-related learning/Learning for life and work
- Citizenship
- Business studies/management
- Health-related studies
- Literacy and numeracy.
Note for teachers: IPs and ASs are standard for the whole age range and so
will need to be differentiated according to the needs of your students. You may
choose to shorten information, adapt language or break content down into smaller
modules.
Teacher's notes
Click on each topic for teacher's notes, curriculum references, lesson plans
and homework/extension ideas.
