6 Food allergens 26-27

• Food Technology
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Food allergens 

To find out what food allergies are and what reactions they can cause.

Do now

Watch the clips and complete the activities. Upload each to the Padlet when completed - link on Teams.

Do now...

Upload your screenshots of your bubble and circle maps to the Padlet  - link on Teams. Use the area on the left of the screen!

Task 3 Benedict's Law

In pairs or 3s, research about the new Benedict's Law, which came into force in September 2026. Prepare a 30 second verbal/ iMovie presentation. What you might like to include:

Why was Benedict's Law needed.

What kind of places does it apply to?

What people does it apply to?

Who should have training and what will they learn?

Task 4

Watch the video about nut allergy. Choose a food allergy and make an iMovie about it - it should be about 1 minute long. Upload to the Padlet - link on Teams. Use the area on the right of the screen!

The videos will be peer assessed.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.