National 4/5

Health & Food Technology

This course is optional

What will you study in this course?

Food for Health

- Nutrition

- Dietary needs of individuals and groups.

- Current dietary advice linked to health.

- Diet-related diseases/disorders.

- Healthy eating & balanced diet

Food Product Development

- Functional foods/ingredients

- Key stages in food product development

- Developing food products to meet specific needs

- Personal hygiene and safety during food production.

Contemporary Food Issues

- Factors affecting consumer food choice

- Technological developments in food production and manufacture

- Consumer organisations, sources of food advice & information.

- Food labelling and the consumer

What do I need to progress into this course?

It is recommended that you have taken Health & Food Technology in S3. Nonetheless, an interest in health and nutrition is beneficial, as well as a suitable work ethic.

Where does this course lead to?

Successful National 4 students can progress to National 5 Heath & Food Technology. Successful completion of National 5 Health & Food Technology will in turn allow progression to Higher Health & Food Technology.

Sideways progression into National 4/5 Practical Cookery is also possible.

Course methodology

Theory

Sensory Analysis

Experiments & Investigative tasks

Specialist guest speakers

Assessment in this course

National 4 – Added Value – practical assignment task, where pupils are provided with a brief, they then need to analyse, plan, carry out and evaluate the task. (Internally assessed, externally verified)

National 5 – 50% practical assignment task - as outlined above. 50% written assessment – Q paper – (Externally assessed)

Additional Information

Despite similarity of course content between National 4 & 5, the level of demand differs in terms of degree of difficulty and complexity from one level to the next. Greater depth and extension of knowledge understanding and skills are expected from pupils as they progress through the course.

See Mrs Pennycook, Ms Murdoch & Ms Bowie if you are considering Health & Food Technology for 2025/26.

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