LESSON PLAN
Objectives
- To understand the main steps in the processing of wheat grain into flour
and then bread (and other food products)
- To develop (some) understanding of ICT in farming, milling, baking and
retail
- To become aware of the importance of accurate food labelling to the
consumer
- To develop presentation skills (written, oral and mathematical)
- To practise extracting information from data
- To practise internet research.
Curriculum relevance
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Duration
Single lesson, of 50 minutes to 1 hour; or homework activity as introduction
to case study-based lesson/s in class.
Resources
Starter activity
Use IWB 'Introducing the grain chain', watching the videos and reading the
rollover text.
Main activity
Using IWB ‘Introducing the grain chain’ and further internet research, ask
students to create an illustrated account of the grain chain (PowerPoint or DTP
Document).
Plenary
In small groups, recap the key stages of the grain chain. Then identify five
things we should know about bread, and ask groups to compare their ideas.
Homework or extension ideas
The IWB activity above could be used as homework, rather than a lesson, as an
introduction to a case study to be studied in a later lesson.
Students could do a survey of food packaging labels to identify which foods
contain wheat flour, noting down where the flour has been sourced/obtained/grown
and whether it claims to have any particular health properties.
Important notes
The emphasis of this lesson will depend on whether it is being used as a
vehicle for ICT, geography, science/biology or technology. Teachers will need to
gauge how much video material they should use with their classes as an
information resource.
