Food and health (MHE01‑02)
Competence aims and assessment

Examples of connections

Explanation

Competence aims after Year 10

  • plan and use suitable utensils, techniques and cooking methods to create safe and sustainable food that lays the foundation for good health
  • use their senses to assess the quality of foods, explore and combine flavours in cooking and improve recipes, menus and food preparation
  • discuss how diet may contribute to good health, and use digital resources to assess their own diet and to choose healthy and a variety of different foods when cooking
  • describe and critically assess claims, advice and information about diet and health
  • critically assess information about food production and discuss how consumer power can impact local and global food production
  • explore the carbon footprint of foods, and describe how food choices and food consumption may impact the environment, climate and food safety
  • make food from Norway, Samiland and other cultures, and compare and explore raw ingredients and cooking methods used in different food cultures
  • demonstrate how cooking and meals convey identity and community in different cultures

Formative assessment

Assessment of coursework