Food and Nutrition A

Length of Course

Semester A

Level

Year 10

Learning Area

Home Ec and Child Studies

Core or Specialist

Specialist

Pre-requisites

Year 9 Instaworthy 
Year 9 Bon Appetite

Subject Description

The Food and Nutrition course will provide students with the chance to engage with content that will expand their knowledge on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and how nutrition plays an important role in the growth of young adults.

We will also investigate multicultural foods and what cultures have invented some of the most well-known and unique foods that we now have in Australian culture. Students will have the opportunity to advance their practical skills with an increase in their cooking lessons and are encouraged to expand their palate.

Students cannot select VET Hospitality and Home Ec in the same year.

Content
  • Apply professional safety to practical activities
  • Evaluate safety standards and emulate them in practical lessons
  • Reflect on cultural, environmental and sustainable impact on food and hospitality
  • Work individually and collaboratively
  • Gain knowledge and understanding of cultural ingredients and cooking methods and techniques
Assessment
  • OnGuard Safety training
  • Bacteria assessment
  • Nutrition assessment
  • Multicultural tasks
  • Food fusion task
  • Practical application
Pathways

Year 11 Food and Hospitality 

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Year 10 - Food and Nutrition A

Tenison Woods College respectfully acknowledges the Boandik people are the First Nations people of the Mount Gambier South Eastern region of South Australia and pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, past, present and emerging.