Cooking and nutrition: Developing a recipe
Learning a simple bolognese recipe and adapting it to improve nutritional content.
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Cooking and nutrition: Developing a recipe
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe the process of beef production.
- Research a traditional recipe and make changes to it.
- Add nutritional value to a recipe by selecting ingredients.
- Prepare and cook a version of bolognese sauce.
Lessons 4 and 6 will require an additional adult to support the activities. Lesson 6 will take longer than an hour.
Suggested prior learning
Cooking and nutrition: Adapting a recipe
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: From farm to fork
- To understand how ingredients are reared and processed.
Lesson 2: Different choices
- To make adaptations to design a recipe.
Lesson 3: Nutritional value
- To evaluate nutritional content.
Lesson 4: Preparing ingredients
- To practise food preparation skills.
Lesson 5: Designing labels
- To design a product label.
Lesson 6: Making bolognese
- To follow and make an adapted recipe.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – D&T Y5: Cooking and nutrition: Developing a recipe
Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the unit 'Cooking and nutrition: Developing a recipe'.
Vocabulary display – D&T Y5: Cooking and nutrition: Developing a recipe
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Developing a recipe unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Mathematics: Statistics – Complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables
Computing: Select, use and combine a variety of software