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Food Technology

Curious Cook

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What the work shows

For this year the theme for the technology units in this school was innovation and creativity. This work shows how and why Sonsie tried to improve a commercial recipe for Chocolate Chippie biscuits by creatively changing the ingredients.

The following sections detail the work, and indicate what was achieved at each stage.

For classroom background and teaching and learning sequence, see The learning context.

Planning and making batch 1 (original recipe) and batch 2 Planning and making batch 1 (original recipe) and batch 2
Batch 3 using Manuka honey instead of processed sugar Batch 3 using Manuka honey instead of processed sugar
Batch 4 using golden syrup and milk instead of condensed milk Batch 4 using golden syrup and milk instead of condensed milk
Taste test results Taste test results
Concluding reflection Concluding reflection

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