PowerPoint Two: Ready, Steady, Get Cooking!

Starter Activity

• Can you give examples of meals you have tried which contain mushrooms?

• Which type of mushroom was in your meal?

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Task 1 – Research

• Using the internet, recipe books and recipe cards see how many different mushroom based recipes you can find and write it on Activity Sheet 2.

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Task 2 – 4x4

Now you have some ideas of what you could make you should complete the 4x4 section of the activity sheet.

How to do it:1. Draw your own idea and label it on your Activity Sheet. 2. Pass your Activity Sheet to the person next to you.3. Now look at the idea from the other student and think about how this

could be changed. Draw your new idea and label how you have changed it and why.

4. Repeat this process until you have four completely different ideas.5. Choose which idea as a group you would like to make and write a

short sentence explaining why.

Task 2 – 4x4

Example of activity

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Task 3 – Planning your recipe

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• In your groups complete the table on page 2.

This column is for:• Health and safety issues• Quality control issues • Food Hygiene issues

This column is for:• Writing step by step what you need to do.

Task 4 – Start cooking

• Once you have your methods checked you are able to start cooking. • Remember Health and Safety is very important and you should be working as

a team.

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Present and taste

• Present your mushroom based meal on a plate and have a look at what the other groups have made.

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What have I learnt today?

• Do I understand the healthy eating/nutritional values of mushrooms?

• Have I developed ideas for preparing and cooking mushrooms imaginatively?

• Have I worked as a team to produce an interesting mushroom dish?

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