Year 10 Food Technology

Students will work from a design brief to develop practical food outcomes. This will include Food Product Design and will involve the knowledge of ingredients and formulation of initial concepts through to completed prototypes. Knowledge, experimentation and practical skills will be emphasised throughout the course. Students will gain an understanding of food properties.

Students will explore the nature of technology and how it relates to the food they consume and how it is developed and prepared. The fundamentals of safe, hygienic food preparation and nutritional knowledge will also be covered. Students will engage in sustainable practices through kaitiakitanga and gain an understanding of their importance in today's world.

Food Technology aims to give the student an appreciation of the technological cycle through the food context. Students will also develop essential skills in safe food preparation and wise food choices for nutritional benefit.

Year 10 Food Technology leads to further courses in Years 11, 12, and 13 Food Technology, Hospitality, and Food and Nutrition. Career opportunities include all aspects of Food Technology, culinary design, nutritional health, food services, and hospitality industries.

NOTE: Students are expected to provide some perishable foods for practical lessons. Details of this will be available on Schoology to help assist the organisation of this.

This is a Year 10 optional course.