Food Technology

Food Technology Overview

Food Technology is all about learning new skills and developing knowledge which will help students in the future. Food Technology is a fun interactive subject where everyone can learn the basics about cooking, food packaging, nutrition, sustainability and safety.

In Food Technology we delve into the Technology cycle by creating innovative appetisers, snacks and meals which we sometimes make for school events. Along the way you will get a taste of what it is like to create a product through trial and testing, whilst going through both the ups and downs of developing a new and unique product.

Our courses cover a wide range of all things food, from nutrition to cultural fusion and gingerbread houses you will have to get your creative juices flowing to develop unique and innovative products. You will be pushed to challenge yourself and develop a repertoire of skills along the way.

Course Outline

YEAR 9s take Food Technology for two terms (one semester) and cover the following:

• Skills to be a masterchef: Students learn a range of basic cooking skills in order to develop a new, unique appetiser. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves by demonstrating a range of skills and trying to design an appetiser that has never been made before.
• Tramper snack: In this unit of work students are asked to develop a snack for a tramper with specific dietary needs. We learn about sports nutrition, catering to different dietary requirements, environmentally friendly packaging and of course learn new cooking skills along the way.

YEAR 10s take Food Technology for an entire year and look at the following:

• Just Cook: Students kick the year off by making a meal for a family of 5 for under $15. We look at the NZ Food & Nutrition guidelines to create a meal that meets the needs of an entire family and ensure it is healthy, nutritious and tasty.
• Burger Fusion: Each student creates their own fusion burger (2 cuisines combined into one burger) to meet the needs of their stakeholder - a teacher. We explore food sustainability, specifically looking at how the foods we eat impact the environment, and try to create a burger that is not only delicious but also good for the planet.
• Gingerbread Houses: This is a student favourite! Students design, create and build their own gingerbread house made from only edible products. We make hard candy, model fondant, create blueprints, experiment with raising agents and test the viability of our crazy ideas.