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Year 9 Home Economics:

Chinese Food Project

Chinese Food and Culture

1. Look at the task you have been given and complete it in poster form.

2. Use the resources provided and make notes in your Note-taking Sheet.

3. Use these notes to make your poster.

4. Think about presentation.

5. Display your work in A3 format.

6. You may type up and print some information, but you must make the information relevant and to the point.

7. Make sure you list the sources of your information on your Note-taking Sheet.

Tasks

Task 1:Cooking and Eating Utensils

Task 2:Regional Cuisines

Task 3:Staple Foods

Research the cooking and eating utensils that are typically Chinese.For each implement include:1. Picture2. Description3. Explanation of useHow to present your work:4. Use A3 paper.5. Create a border, using

pictures or words to make your work distinctive.

Identify and research the eight distinctive regional cuisines of China.For each include:1. Description and

background information.2. Examples of dishes.3. Use 1 or 2 pictures of

dishes.How to present your work:4. Use A3 paper.5. Create a border, using

pictures or words to make your work distinctive.

Research the staple food of China. For each staple food include:1. Picture.2. Description.3. How it is made or where it

is grown.4. How it is used in recipes -

with examples.How to present your work:5. Use A3 paper.6. Create a border, using

pictures or words to make your work distinctive.

Task 4:Cooking Techniques

Task 5:Chinese Teas

Task 6:Yin and Yang

Research Chinese cooking and preparation techniques. For each technique include:1. Title.2. Picture.3. Description.4. Suggested recipes where

it is used.How to present your work:5. Use A3 paper.6. Create a border, using

pictures or words to make your work distinctive.

Research the different Chinese Teas.For each include:1. Description2. Explanation of how it is

prepared3. Picture of the plantHow to present your work:4. Use A3 paper.5. Create a border, using

pictures or words to make your work distinctive.

Research the meaning of yin and yang. Try to answer these questions:1. What bearing does yin

and yang have on diet?2. List the foods that come

into the categories of yin, yang and neutral.

3. Include pictures in your examples.

How to present your work:4. Use A3 paper.5. Create a border, using

pictures or words to make your work distinctive.

Using a note-taking sheet to help you be organised!

Use this section to plan your poster.

Make your notes here, using at least two different sources.

Record the source of your images here.Note: it is NOT Google Images!!!

http://library-online.org.uk

Link to your topic

P = Purpose Plan and be prepared

L = Location Search for and find your information

U = Use Make notes, organise and create

S = Self Evaluation Did I work well?

Balanceof

sources

POSTER

Great source of images:

http://www.flickr.com/

Assessment

Mrs Hannaghan - will mark your poster looking at:

How attractive it is.

How informative it is.

Does it cover all the points required?

Is it clear and easy to understand?

Does it reflect a good use of the time?

Mrs Robinson - will mark your poster and note-taking sheet looking at:

The quality of the notes in your Note-taking sheet.

Do your notes relate to the content of your poster?

Have you avoided cut-and-paste and used your own words?

Have you listed your sources properly on the Note-taking Sheet?

Use your notes

Make a border Use clear images

Note your sources

Plan it carefullyUse your own words!

Tips for good posters

Images used:Chinese salad bar, Dali by Alexandra Moss on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/thevortext/120311316/

Chopsticks, utensils by Stuart Spivack on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_spivack/3475977/

A Chinese Village Feast by David Woo on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mckln/3503474143/

Chinese Rice paddy fields by dcmaster on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmaster/3863659955/

Fire! by KellyB on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/foreverphoto/212024791/

HQ Chinese Tea by Alan on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rothar/3764995291/

Yin-Yang Golden Ring and Blue Mosaic by MAMJODH on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mamjodh/2592478285/