Specialist Technology: Maggi Kitchen Showdown Part 2

Our students have written up their recipes and refined them

now we cook again

we have a clear method

to follow

and our skills are developed

processing ingredients is quicker

and we are more confident

we are trying out the same recipe..

but have changed aspects.. beef strips instead of chicken

processing the onions differently

making sure we meet the brief.. and ensuring our presentation is better

kale- Samoan curry

Punjabi Curry

instead of taro we used kumara

we added some coconut cream, to our stir fry, for an island flavour

Specialist: Maggi Kitchen Showdown

Currently we have a group of Year 7 & 8 students working towards submitting recipes for this competition. They have to work towards a specific design brief.. their idea must..

Feed a family of four

Cost less then $20 to make

Be made in less than 30 minutes

Contain carbohydrate, protein, vegetables and a Maggi recipe base

Must be balanced and nutritious

This week we tried out our ideas..

 preparing taro for the first time

 cutting steak

 chopping..

 peeling and chopping

washing rice

 now we cook

 add spices

 make a sauce

 fry

 cook 

 boil

stir fry 

 stir

 taro, chicken and veggies

 steak and pineapple

 chicken stir fry with noodles

 Samoan curry

 Punjabi curry

Next week we evaluate the recipes for fitness for purpose- some we might modify/improve others we might disregard- we shall see...

Specialist: Year 7 Function of ingredients and equipment

This is our first cooking session

we have a lot of skills to learn.. how to weigh and measure and why we need to..

and the function of our ingredients were far more important than we thought

this helps us understand why they are in the recipe and why we need to get quantities right

we did further learning about physical and chemical changes in baking

linking our learning to our learning in science

we also watched a demonstration

to ensure a quality outcome

next week we cook...

Specialist: Making our designs; Part 4

This week we have been finishing our furniture

it has been a week of tightening up nuts- in awkward places

lots of nuts

even more..

still tightening..

using our wrenches

making sure all is tight and safe...

finally adding the bottom tyres.. 

still measuring to make sure they line up and are easy to fit together

then they are ready to put in place..

with all the others (junior school)

for now the rest stay safe outside the classrooms in the senior school

until we have time, next term, to place them in pods

we are very proud of our achievements

and are happy to try them out

very comfortable

our bench..

is finished

now the rest of the school are using it

our younger students all love them

they are very happy

relaxing..

out of the rain

our Year 5/6's trying it out

more seats for the juniors..

keeping our parents/community out of the rain- 

Feedback...so far...

what an awesome idea for our students to be part of (parent)

our students run, as soon as the bell goes, to get a seat in the junior school (learning assistant)

as soon as one gets up, another is sitting on the seat (teacher)

these would look great on my deck (many staff)

where are the seats for outside my classroom? (teacher)

can I have more outside my room? (teacher)

Some feedback from the students who made the furniture..

I loved this term in tech because I got to make furniture, researching, planning and designing. thank you Mrs Woof for this opportunity

I have toughened my inner strength and also put in some math in learning. I have learnt how to handle hard materials and also the tools.

I very much enjoyed this term because I have experienced what its like to actually design and make furniture with fellow classmates. It was a very fun thing to do. Thank you Mrs Woof.

Yes I enjoyed this term-working together with my friends, cooperating as a team and including others.

I enjoyed making our tyre seat. Also doing hard materials and learning about the right tools to use.This term was amazing.