11-14 year olds

Starter activity one - Odd one out

Use the Odd one out presentation and worksheet as an opportunity to stimulate discussion around different celebration events. Ask students to work in groups of four to decide which image or word is the odd one out. Students must be able to justify their answers. There may be a variety of questions which achieve the same answer. A suggested celebration event is provided for each slide.

Starter activity two- Which celebration am I?

Use the Which celebration am I? presentation and ask students to identify which celebration is associated with the clues. Ask the students to work in pairs to work out the different celebration events as the clues are revealed one at a time. Students could write their own three clues for a celebration event and test the class with these using the Which celebration am I? worksheet.

Main activity

These ideas can be used to develop practical skills and knowledge within the context of your food technology or home economics scheme of work.

Ideas
Challenge the students to investigate the wide variety of events that are celebrated around the world. The pupils should be encouraged to consider celebrations in different countries and cultures. Consider involving the wider school community. You may wish to ask parents or other community members to share information or provide a practical demonstration. Investigate the different types of recipes that are cooked using different varieties of flours.

Introduction
The suggested activities below build on the theme of celebration events. Obvious celebrations include birthdays, weddings and anniversaries have not been included. However, feel free to use these as a theme is you wish. You may also wish to consider celebrating specific days or weeks such as Burns Night, Australia Day or National Story Telling Week as context.

Suggested activity: Sporting Celebration
There are many national and international sporting events that celebrate participation and success. Use the Sporting celebration presentation to challenge the students to find out about some of the countries which might participate in an international sporting events and the traditional foods of each country.

Explain to the students that they will be planning and making a savory or sweet baked recipe to represent their chosen country.  The recipe should:
be suitable for sale in a visitor food outlet at the sporting event
be a widely consumed snack in their chosen country
include flour and baked

The students should provide nutritional information about their product.

Suggested activity: Let’s Celebrate
Select an appropriate celebration for your school community such as a sporting achievement, special anniversary or religious celebration. Ask the students plan and make a sweet or savoury biscuit to celebrate the chosen occasion.

Suggested activity: Street Party
Street parties have been a popular way of celebrating local and national events. Challenge the students to plan the food for the street party to cater for the local community. Ask the students to make a sweet or savoury recipe which includes flour as a key ingredient, to be served at the street party.

Plenary

Review the topic by using the Foods made with flour from around the world PowerPoint presentation. Ask the students to try and name the country flag, then common flour-based products from that country which might be served at a celebration event. Two examples have been provided for each country, but there will be many more foods.

Homework or extension ideas

Ask the students to consider what is commonly cooked in their home for a celebration event. Set the students a task of discovering what influence other countries have had on their diets and the food products which are found in their cupboards at home.

Resources
	Odd one out presentation
	Working in groups, ask students to decide which image or word is the odd one out.
	Odd one out  worksheet
	Accompanies the activity above
	Which celebration am I? presentation
	Students identify which celebration is associated with the clues.
	Which celebration am I? worksheet
	Accompanies the activity above
	Foods made with flour from around the world PowerPoint presentation
	Name the country flag, then common flour-based products from that country which might be served at a celebration event
	Sporting celebration presentation
	Challenge students to find out about some of the countries which might participate in international sporting events and the traditional foods of each country
	Let’s celebrate presentation
	Students plan and make a sweet or savoury biscuit to celebrate the chosen occasion.
	Street party presentation
	Plan the food for the street party to cater for the local community