NCEA Level 3 Food Technology 301
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms S. Ford.
Food and Nutrition 301:
This course has been developed from the Technology curriculum area. Students must be prepared to engage with basic maths and food science.
Implement advanced processing procedures to produce a food product such as a cake including costing and quality assurance.
Exploring and developing understanding of preservation and storage mechanisms. This looks at how our food is preserved and what is the science behind this?
Develop a prototype meal kit for a stakeholder or develop your own specialty cake for a special occasion.
UE Approved Subject
Course Overview
Term 1
Making a flowchart, costing and then making a cake product according to your very own production plan. Does your plan work and can you get the same result when you make the same cake by the flowchart more than one?
Term 2
Designing and developing your very own specialty cake or making a meal kit. You will be designing and then making.
Term 3
How does our food become preserved and what is the science behind this. Discover how we store foods is often related to how we preserve them.
Recommended Prior Learning
Compulsory: 14 credits from Level 2 Food and Nutrition
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
$100 donation is appreciated. All resources are provided for both practical sessions each week
Scrapbook or visual diary essential
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 16 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.
External
NZQA Info
Assessments:
Term: 4, Week: 2
NZQA Info
Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 10
NZQA Info
Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 9
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 16
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.