6. Food waste

• Food Technology
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Learning intent

for you to understand the problems associated with food waste:

1. why is food waste a problem?
2. What foods are wasted the most?
3. What can be done to reduce food waste?

Video - food waste

Name 3 things you can do to prevent food waste

Post your ideas straight to the Padlet!

Research Food Waste

Do your own research about food waste.

Use your iPad but please use UK sources as much as possible.

You can also use the slides that follow to help you but remember your presentation must be in your own words and not just cut and pasted so take notes as you complete your research!

Remember

Use the key word sheet on next slide to help you find the important facts/data/knowledge that you should find out .

Write a plan ready for the next lesson in which you will be completing your essay. 

Stretch and challenge 1

Create a mood board on a PowerPoint slide. Include foods that are most commonly wasted. Fill the entire slide with lots of photos - experiment with your layout to create a busy, colourful slide that will inform and inspire others to stop wasting food.

Stretch and challenge 2

Look on Love Food Hate Waste website - there are examples of recipes made from food that is often wasted.

Can you make 3 recipes of your own?