Topic: Fizzy Drinks

Term: 3

Year 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8

Level  1  2  3  4

Technological Areas:

·          Biotechnology                                          

·          Food Technology

·          Materials Technology

·          Information & Communication

·          Production and Process

·          Structures and Mechanisms

·          Electronics and Control

Contexts:

·          Home

·          Personal

·          School

·          Environment

·          Recreational

• Community
• Energy
• Business
• Industrial

Links with other Curriculum areas:

·          English

·          Math

·          Science

·          Social Studies

·          Health & Physical Education

·          The Arts

Resources: fruit, electronic equipment i.e. blender, food processor, a range of soft drinks, grape juice from vineyard,

Situation/Setting the Scene:

We have many famous drinks created in NZ, but not all of them are suitable for children to drink.

Design Brief:

We have local resources that we can use to make a drink suitable for children. This will have to be a drink that children will enjoy.

Specifications:

-       use local resources

-       use materials and equipment available at the time

-       work in groups of four

-       create tasting notes for class taste session

Technological

Knowledge and Understanding

1    2a    2b   

3    4

Assess

Learning Experiences: (examine, identify, discuss, collect, observe, compare, read, describe)

-       Itemise the types of drinks children and adults like to drink

-       Compare the information by making a graph and make a generalisation about the information collected

-       Investigate what ingredients are in different types of drinks, decide what particular ingredients make a certain style of drink and categorise this information

-       Visit Villa Maria to see how grapes are pressed and processed. Use a recording instrument to record what new information is gained that day

-       Investigate what grapes we are growing at our school and make some suggestions as to what could be done with the fruit when it is ready to be picked

-       Investigate drink packaging of most popular children’s drink, categorise, compare and decide what makes this a great product. Use a combination of De Bono hats White hat for facts, yellow hat for what is good about the product, red hat for feelings about the product

-       Investigate what food and health safety regulations need to be adhered to

Technological

Capability

5    6a    6b

 
6c    6d

Assess

Learning Experiences:(generate, select, develop, adapt, present, test & evaluate, draw, model, plan)

-       Present a Tasting notes sheet that includes

o    What criteria is needed to test your drink

o    Ingredients

o    Description of what it tastes like

o    Label and packaging ideas

-       Make a mock up of the drink

-       Set up a whole class tasting forum with other groups with tasting notes

-       Evaluate the possible success of the drink by the tasting notes

 

Technology and

Society

 
7    8 

Assess

Learning Experiences: (impacts, cultural values, attitudes, behaviour, preferences, beliefs & values)

-       Survey other children in the school as to what drinks they like the best

-       Itemise what criteria children like the drinks

-       Survey parents as to what drinks they like the best