This material was produced by the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ)
under contract to the Ministry of Education in 2000 and 2001. It was written
to assist teachers and schools in their delivery of the technology/ hangarau
curriculum statements. The project was jointly coordinated by personnel
from the Technology Education New Zealand (TENZ)
and National Association of Māori Mathematicians, Scientists and Technologists
(NAMMSAT) networks. Monitoring and evaluation of the material was carried
out by a national project advisory group.
Take your taste buds on a gastronomical adventure. Imagine you have
opted to live an alternative lifestyle as some people do, where you
are required to make all your daily needs. Milk is a food that has an
ancient history and is still a very popular food today. As you work
through this unit you will investigate the history and development of
food, which uses milk as the main ingredient, and then design, make,
and evaluate simple fresh food using milk. You will also design and
make other products, which will enhance the milk products you have created
as you serve it to your guests.
Module
One Room T2
Module
Two Room T1
Module
Three Room T3
Module
Four
Room T4
Something
to serve the cheese on
Milk
to eat
Dress
the table
Containers
and labels
Research
Investigate,
design, and create a platter and a serving utensil for your milk
products.
Investigate,
design, and create milk products.
Investigate,
design, and create items that will enhance the table setting.
Investigate,
design, and create a container and labels for your products.
Make a study
of the path milk takes in its journey from the farm to the table
Investigate
how technology has changed the way we do things.
In this unit you will:
Design and make milk products in room T1
Design and make a platter and cheese board in room T2
Design and make placemats, serviettes, and serviette holders room
T3
Design and make a container and labels for your products in room
T4
Complete a research project on milk products
Module
one
Something
to serve the cheese on
Your cheese is to be served to guests. It will not be just plonked on
the table but will be served on a platter with a utensil for picking
up cheese pieces, both of which you have especially designed and made.
This platter you create must:
Present the cheese in an attractive manner
Be hygienic – washable and easy to clean
Be made out of suitable materials
Be able to be picked up easily from a flat surface
Come with a device or utensil to serve the cheese without hand
contact
Include your design work to show how you arrived at your final
idea
Be of a high quality
Researching, planning, and designing
Make a series of sketches showing the different shapes your platter
could be.
How big will it be?
How will it be easily lifted off the table?
What will it be made out of? Think about the different materials
available, such as metals, timbers, plastics, glass, clay, etc.What
are suitable choices for your designs?
Make a three-dimensional rendered drawing of the platter you want
to make.
Make a series of design sketches showing the device you will make
to pick up the pieces of cheese.
Creating
Learn the different skills and processes necessary to
make the platter and serving utensil you have designed.
Start making
your design/s with the materials you have selected.
Finish your article
to a high standard, and present it in a professional manner.
Evaluating
Critically self-evaluate your work.
Get another student to give you an honest opinion of your completed
platter.
Reflect
on what you might change if you did this module again.
Module
two
Milk
to eat
Transport yourself back in time to the days of the Pharaohs, King David,
or the Celts. You have just milked the cow. The milk will not keep very
long because bacteria will spoil it. You need to make your milk into products,
which will remain edible for some days. Investigate different recipes
which would be suitable for this task. Learn about the different products
you could make. Make the products keeping a record of all the decisions
you make.
Researching and investigating
Make a list of the products you could make using milk as the main
ingredient.
Investigate the taste of the products – sweet, savoury, tart,
or other.
Research the nutritional value of the products.
Develop menus for the products you are going to create.
Investigate the conditions or environment needed for the making
and storing of each product.
Planning
In your folder, develop recipes for the products you
want to make.
Gather the equipment and the ingredients for the products.
Creating
Learn the different skills and processes necessary to
make the products.
Start making your products with the ingredients you
have selected.
Taste, adapt, and modify if necessary.
Design and make
a label for your products.
Package the products.
Finish to a high
standard.
Evaluation and reflection
Make a sensory evaluation of your products. Look, taste, texture,
and smell.
Write a descriptive sentence about each
of your products.
Get another student to give you an opinion of your completed products.
Reflect on what you would do differently it if you did this
unit again.
Module
three
Tableware
Investigate, design, and create placemats and serviettes
Dining is not only a necessity but also a social occasion. Some care should
be taken with the setting of the table and the presentation of the food.
In this module you are to design and make a table setting, which includes
serviettes and placemats to enhance the presentation of the dairy products.
What you create in this module must:
Be designed to suit your dining table
Include some colouring techniques on the serviettes
Be of high quality
Include your design work to show how you arrived at your final
idea
Researching, planning, and designing
Collect pictures of serviettes
and placemats.
Make a list of the things you like about them.
Sketch
some ideas of serviettes and placemats you could make.
What pattern
will you sew on your placemat?
What techniques will you use for putting
colour on your serviettes?
Creating
Learn the different skills and processes necessary to
make the products.
Start making your placemats and serviettes with the
fabric you have selected.
Design and make a label for your tableware.
Finish to a high standard.
Evaluating
Critically self evaluate your work.
Get another student to give you an honest opinion of your completed
tableware.
Reflect
on what you would do differently it if you did this module again.
Module
four
Containers, labels, and research
Investigate, design, and create containers and labels for the products
you have made in this unit of work.
Make a study of milk products peculiar to different cultures
List three reasons why products have containers.
What is a brand name?
Why are brand names used?
There are milk products that are peculiar to specific cultures.
Choose one and make a study of it.
Researching
Collect brand names and logos and make a collage
of them in your folders.
Research information and collect resources
for the poster and flow chart.
Find out about milk products from at
least two other cultures, why they are peculiar to that culture and their
history.
Creating
Make a container for at least one of the products you
have made.
Design a brand name and a logo for the products you have
created.
Make an A3-sized poster about a culture and a milk product. Use
pictures and writing.
Evaluating
Critically self evaluate your work.
Get another student to give you an honest opinion of your interesting
display.
Reflect
on what you would do differently it if you did this module again.
