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

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Pupils should be

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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

  • balance

    When one taste is used to reduce another.

  • bitter

    The taste of cucumber or broccoli.

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