Learning objective
- To explain the use of complementary flavours.
Success criteria
- I can identify the five basic tastes.
- I can
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National curriculum
Design and technology
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before undergoing this unit, you may want to check that children understand that: There are different techniques to prepare food. Healthy food forms part of a balanced diet. Hygiene is important when working with food. Food is grown, reared, caught and processed in a number of different ways.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be asked to try specific combinations such as chocolate and cheese or apple and pickled onion; could be told what to expect when trying combinations together such as the cheese tasting much sweeter when paired with the chocolate.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be asked suggest other foods that might enhance or balance one another.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: tasting a variety of foods and identifying
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Vocabulary definitions
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balance
When one taste is used to reduce another.
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bitter
The taste of cucumber or broccoli.
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