Name of Course Foods 9/10 Grade Level 9/10 Title of Unit Grain products- cereal/breakfast, rice, and pasta Related Curriculum Organizer/s: working with foods resources UNIT OVERVIEW LESSON TOPIC OBJECTIVES (SWBAT) TEACHING ACTIVITIES MATERIALS/ RESOURCES ASSSESMENT/ EVALUATION 1. Introduction to Breakfast and breakfast cereals Students will learn the importance of breakfast in their diet Teacher explanation- importance of breakfast in daily life, Good morning questions about breakfast, explanation of terms related to starvation and hunger, Discussion on advantages, and reasons for having healthy breakfast. Good morning questions sheet, sheet explaining the terms related to hunger etc., break the fast sheet, breakfast questions, Food for life book. Student evaluation will be from their work on various sheets, participation in the discussion and questioning 2. Cereals- Breakfast, and Ready to eat breakfast cereals Students will learn about importance of healthy breakfast. They will get awareness of food & nutrition facts around the world Teacher explanation- why not to eat sugary foods in breakfast (by using graphic transparency), notes on starting the day right off, surprise test on breakfast facts, reading, discussion & questioning about the article “Rise and Dine” Transparency-why not to eat sugary foods, transparency-starting the day right off, Surprise test, article “Rise and Dine” Students will be evaluated from their work on sheets, work on the test, and their interest in discussion after reading the article 3. labels & Ready to eat breakfast cereals Students will learn about significance of nutrients with reference to dietary requirements, and purpose and use of criteria to evaluate Teacher explanation-how to read the nutrition label?, Then students will read labels of ,and will taste eight different type of cereals. Then they will compile the data and will rank different cereals. Then if had time-they will work on My breakfast plan, and breakfast reflection Transparency for explaining how to read the nutrition labels, Eight different type of cereals with boxes, cereal nutrient comparison sheets, my Student evaluation will be from their work in the lab on cereal comparison sheet, from their work on the my breakfast plan, and from the reflection slip
about pasta, and will learn to make macaroni and cheese teacher demo on making macaroni and cheese worksheet, recipe, equipments and materials for the recipe students work on the sheets, interest in the teacher demo 10. Pasta Students will demonstrate their learning by making macaroni and cheese Discussion about the home work, Pasta word search, Students lab on making macaroni and cheese Recipe, equipments and materials for the recipe, teacher lab evaluation sheet, Pasta word search Evaluation will be from students work on the word search, and work in the lab 11. Pasta Students will get information about different shapes of pasta, and learn to make Spaghetti and meat sauce Intro to shapes of pasta(by setting different stations & showing different shapes of pasta), Teacher demo on making Spaghetti and meat sauce 20 types of pasta samples, Shapes of pasta sheet, and materials & equipments for the demo Students will be evaluated from their interest in the discussion about shapes of pasta, drawing of pasta shapes, and interest in the teacher demo 12. Pasta Students will show their learning by making the Spaghetti and meat sauce Students’ lab on making spaghetti and meat sauce Students lab plans, teacher lab evaluation sheet, materials equipments and the recipe Student evaluation will be from their work in the lab Next unit: Eggs and Egg cookery