Year 7 Technology Mandatory

Grow & Thrive

Agriculture and Food Technologies

Name: _____________________
Class: ______________________
Teacher: ____________________
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Can you find someone who ......................... ?
This is a fun way of introducing yourself to your new classmates. Walk around the room and try to find someone who knows the answers tothe questions in the
boxes. Write down their name. Sometimes you may need to record their answer too.

Can name one type of Can recite one verse Likes eating corn on Went to a different Can complete this
pasta. from Old McDonald the cob. primary school than rhyme:
Answer: had a farm. you. One a penny, two a
penny

Has visited a farm. Knows what vegetable Knows what Little Miss Likes eating strawberries. Enjoys cooking.
chips are made from. Muffet was eating.
Answer: Answer:

Likes chocolate Has a fruit tree in their Has eaten Knows what Watches Masterchef
milkshakes. yard. pomegranate. agricultural product when it is on TV.
Humpty Dumpty was.
Answer:

Can name three Knows what animal Has ridden a horse. Likes eating prawns. Has some fruit in their
vegetables. beef comes from. lunchbox?

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 Glossary
Word Definition

Adolescent

Agriculture

Animal Welfare

Climate change

Diet

Ethics

Export

Hazard

Import

Nutrient

Nutrition

Sustainability

Are there any other words that you need to know the meaning of? Write them in the spaces below.

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 KWL Chart
In this unit of work, you will be studying Food and Agriculture Technologies. Before you begin
this unit of work, think about what you know about Food and Agriculture and what you would
like to know. Record your thoughts in the first two columns.

At the end of the unit of work, record what you learnt.

Topic: Food and Agriculture Technologies (Grow & Thrive)

KNOW WANT Learn
What I know. What I want. What I learnt.

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 Kitchen Safety
To prevent accidents and food poisoning, it is important that
everyone who works in a kitchen observes correct food
handling and safety procedures.

1. Watch this video to observe correct food handling procedures in

the kitchen. Remember as many correct kitchen procedures as you
can.
Food Safety Fundamentals
https://youtu.be/oI89tL768VI

What Not to Do in The Kitchen / Health and Safety

A hazard is anything at a workplace with potential to cause harm – injury, illness to people,
damage to property or harm to the environment.
2. View the following video. Identify all the kitchen hazards or
mistakes you see in this video.
Jamie Oliver – What not to do in the Kitchen.
https://youtu.be/IA8IW5abQTg

3. Think about the correct food handling procedures you observed in

this first video, then write down how each of the kitchen hazards
can be prevented (correct kitchen procedure)
Kitchen Hazards Correct Kitchen Procedure

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Questions:
1. What should you do if you see a hazard?

2. Outline the safety and hygiene procedures that you need to

follow at the beginning of each lesson.

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 Kitchen Scenarios and Problems
Match the kitchen scenario to the problem.
Brielle decided she would make her
friends some lunch. She poured her
a stored at the bottom of the fridge and
friends a glass of milk each, which she
would serve them in 1 hour and 20
minutes time.
Amelia was getting hot in the kitchen,
b could cause injury to the user.
so she decided to tie her hair up,
halfway through cooking a stir-fry.
Ella was looking for some vinegar to
put in her salad dressing. She couldn’t
find any in the pantry, but she knew
there was some stored in the cleaning
c cupboard for polishing cutlery. So, she
decided to use the vinegar from the
locked cupboard, but it was
unlabelled and didn’t smell like
vinegar.
Axel wanted to prepare some
vegetables to go with his dinner. He
d of children. Bottles need to be
couldn’t be bothered to wash up the
pan he used to cook chicken in, so he
just used it to fry off the vegetables.
Isabella sliced some fruit to make a
e fruit salad. She noticed that she had
to use a large amount of force to cut
through the fruit.
Declan took the chicken off the top
f shelf of the fridge and cooked it. He
didn’t check if the chicken was cooked
thoroughly before serving.
High risk items like meat should be
properly sealed so that it doesn’t
contaminate other items.
This knife is not sharp enough which
Kitchen equipment needs to be
maintained to ensure it is safe to use.
Tying your hair back, removing
jewellery and dangerous clothing e.g.,
long dangling sleeves should be
removed before entering the kitchen.
Washing your hands thoroughly for 20
seconds with warm soapy water is the
first thing you should do when
entering the kitchen. Secondly you
should put on your PPE ensuring you
are wearing enclosed protective
shoes.
Chemicals used for cleaning should be
kept separate from food out of reach
labelled clearly with childproof lids.
This ensures that food and chemicals
are not mixed up.
After cooking, wash all utensils
thoroughly in hot soapy water and dry
with a clean tea towel. Dirty dishes
can cause mould and bacteria to
grow, which can cause food
poisoning.
This is a high risk for contamination.
The beverage will be in the danger
zone for a long period of time. This
could cause for food borne illness.
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Fruit Bowl: Key Verbs
Identify Recognise 1. Recognise and name this fruit.

and name

Investigate Plan, inquire 1. Plan 3 questions you’d like to

into, draw know about this fruit.
conclusions
about.

2. Conduct some research to answer the questions.

3. What are your conclusions?

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Evaluate Make a 1. Make a judgement based on the
judgement following criteria:
Do you like this piece of fruit?
based on
criteria,
determine
the value. What are the best parts of this fruit? Why?

What don’t you like about this fruit? Why?

2. Determine the value of this piece of fruit, based on

your judgements above.

Justify Support an 1. Some people believe that we

argument or should not purchase fruit that
we grow here, from overseas.
conclusion.
However, Australian fruit can
sometimes be very expensive her due to shortages,
which can be due to drought, flooding and other natural
disasters. What do you think!

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 2. Support your argument or conclusion (with
examples).

Analyse Identify 1. Identify the components

components (parts) of the orange.
and the
relationship
between
them, draw
out and
relate
implications.
2. Identify the relationship (links) between the
components (parts).

3. Draw out and relate implications (the implications of the

relationship (what happens/what effect it has).

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 Fruit Salad
Ingredients
1T pomegranate
½ kiwi fruit
½ orange
½ banana
½ pink lady apple

Method
1. Peel and dice kiwi fruit, orange and banana.
2. Remove the core from the apple and dice.
3. Place all the prepared ingredients into a medium bowl and gently mix to combine.
4. Serve.

Explain Why the apple is prepared last for the fruit salad.

_________

How to deseed a pomegranate in 10 seconds?

https://youtu.be/084ABt9q1n0
Watch the clip and write the procedure for deseeding a pomegranate efficiently.

______________
_ _

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 Kitchen Equipment
Identify each item of kitchen equipment, then justify its use when preparing food. Write
your justification in full sentences.

Equipment Justification of use

A chopping board is used to chop food on. Using a chopping board

provides a hygienic surface for cutting food on and prevents damage to
the kitchen bench.

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 Nutrients
Nutrients are the chemical substances in food that are essential to life and
health, providing us with energy, the building blocks for repair and growth
and substances to regulate chemical processes inthe body. There are six main
nutrients found in food. They all work together to keep you healthy.

Activity:
Unscramble the letters to discover the names of the six nutrient groups.
itrPoen sarhtrCabyode tFa itmVanis ienMrsla rWtea

Write the name of each nutrient in the jigsaw below.

When a food contains a high proportion of a nutrient, it is said to be a good source of that nutrient.
All foods contain some nutrients. No food contains them all. For this reason, it is important that you
eat a wide variety of foods, to enableyou to consume all the nutrients you need for good health.

Why D o We Need Nutrients?

Each nutrient has a specific function (job to do) in your body.

Activity:
Outline
Use the information in the Six Essential Nutrients PowerPoint, that your
Sketch in general; teacher will show you, to complete the following on the caterpillar template:
indicate the main
Outline the function of each nutrient in the correct body part on the
features of.
caterpillar template.
Identify
Identify 3 food sources of each nutrient.
Recognise and name.
Join the caterpillar body parts together to create a caterpillar.Glue your
caterpillar on the next page.

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Remember this saying to help you memorise the nutrients. Write the name of each nutrient on the
lines below.
Caterpillars Must Prune When Farming Vegetables

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 Vegetarian Pizza

Ingredients Utensils
2 small Lebanese breads
¼ onion
¼ green capsicum
½ tomato
1 tinned pineapple ring
¼ teaspoon mixed herbs
¼ cup tomato pure
100g cheddar cheese

Method
1. Preheat oven to 180 C.
2. Finely chop onion, capsicum, tomato and pineapple.
3. Grate cheese.
4. Place Lebanese bread on oven slide, spread with tomato puree.
5. Sprinkle onion, capsicum, pineapple and tomato evenly over Lebanese bread.
6. Cover vegetables with grated cheese.
7. Sprinkle mixed herbs over the top of the pizza.
8. Place pizza in oven and cook until cheese melt and goes golden. This should take approximately 15
minutes.

Outline
For You to Do:
Sketch in general terms;
Identify the food preparation techniques illustrated below, then outline how
indicate the main feature of.
you would apply each technique safely.

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 Nutrients in Vegetarian Pizza
Investigate

Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions.

Activity: Use a search engine to investigate the nutrients that are found in the ingredients
of the vegetarian pizza that you made. Write down the main nutrients found in each ingredient.

Ingredient
Main Nutrients

Questions:
Answer these questions to evaluate whether a home-made vegetarian pizza is a nutritious meal for a
teenager.
Evaluate

Make a judgement based on

How many different nutrient groups does vegetarian pizza provide? criteria; determine the value of.

Would you consider vegetarian pizza to be a nutritious meal for a teenager? Why?

Explain your answer, using your knowledge about the main food nutrients and the functions of nutrients
in your body.

Explain

Relate cause and effect; make the

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evident; provide why and/or how.
Understanding Nutrition Information Panels
• Acquire and interpret data, for example (ACTDIP025, ACT DIP026) CT ST
Nutrition information panels, e.g., Saturated fat, sugar content.

Task: You are to investigate the nutritional value of a variety of packaged foods,
using data that you have acquired from the Food Switch App.

1. Define the term investigate.

2. Download the Food Switch App onto your phone. (This app will not work on your iPad)
3. Open the app, then go to settings mode.
4. Set mode to Traffic Lights Labels.
5. Scan the barcode of three food packets.
6. Click on recents.
7. Record the amount of energy provided, fat, sugar and salt (sodium) that each food contains, in the
table below. Colour in each call red, green or orange to match the data on the App.
8. Change the mode to Health Star Rating. Record the Health Star Rating for each food, in the final
column of the table.

Energy Fat Sugars Salt Health Star

Food
Kj grams grams milligrams Rating

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 Interpreting Data

1. Outline how the Traffic Light Data helps you to determine how healthy each food is.

Outline

Sketch in general terms;

indicate the main feature of.

2. Explain how you would determine the nutritional value of a food using the Health Star rating.

Explain

Relate cause and effect; make the

relationships between things
evident; provide why and/or how.

3. a) Of the three foods that you scanned, identify the food that you consider to be the healthiest.

b) Using the data that you collected about each food, justify your choice.

Justify

Support an argument or conclusion.

4. For each of the foods that you scanned, identify two healthier alternatives.

Food Healthy Alternatives

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 Nutrition Word Puzzle
Complete the sentences below then find the words in the puzzle.

A H C R A T S E S A E S I D H
D E C N A L A B W E R B I F E
V E G E T A B L E S F I S H A
I S R K L I M Y T I S E B O L
T I G U N L A M I N A S I S T
A C S E T E B A I D K Y G E H
M R R E T A W A T B C E N T Y
I E A X V A R I E T Y N I A G
N X G Y M G O E N A S D E L R
S E U H E A R T P E G I T U E
A B S L A R E N I M G K O S N
T D O Y K O L A T N E D R N E
C H O L E S T E R O L T P I E
W S E T A R D Y H O B R A C M
D A E R B O D I E S T I U R F

• P____________ builds & repairs body tissues and are found in a v___________ of foods, such as
m________, e______, m________ and f____________.
• V___________ help protect us from infection and are found in f__________ and v_____________.
• M____________ keep bones and teeth strong.
• F_________ helps keep our intestines healthy. It is found in w____________ cereals and b________.
• C________________ provide heat and e_________ and are known as s_________ s_________.
• W__________ helps to regulate body t_____________ and keeps cells h______________.
• Fat i______________ our body and protects important organs such as the h_______ and
k___________.
• Eating a b_______________ diet, which has a wide v____________ of foods will help to keep our
b____________ healthy.

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• Some d_____________ that can result from eating a poor diet for a long period of time include
d_______________, high c__________________, d__________ caries and o_________________.
• Moderate, regular e___________ is also essential to keep our bodies healthy.

The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

A healthy diet improves quality of life and wellbeing and protects against chronic diseases such as
obesity and diabetes.
The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is a food selection guide which visually represents the proportion
of the five food groups recommended for consumption each day. Foods are grouped together because
they provide similar amounts of the key nutrients of that food group. Nutrients are chemical substances
in food that help to keep you healthy and your body functioning. To meet the nutrient requirements
essential for good health, you need to eat a variety from each of the five food groups daily, in the
recommended amounts.

Watch the video Facts About the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating to find out what it is and how it helps you
to have a healthy diet.
https://youtu.be/7rgI5q-XnKg

Identify the 5 food groups that form the Australian Guide to HealthyEating.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

It is not necessary to eat from each food group at every meal. In fact, in some instances, you only need
to eat some of the foods in each food group a couple of times a week. It is also important to enjoy a
variety of foods within each of the Five Food Groups because different foods vary in the amount of the
key nutrients that they provide. The nutrients in food are essential for good health.

Identify 5 foods that belong in each food group.

Meat, Poultry,
Fish, Eggs, Discretionary
Vegetables Fruit Grain (cereal) Dairy
Nuts, seeds, foods
Legumes/Beans

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Some foods and drinks do not fit into the Five Food Groups because they are not necessary for a
healthy diet and are too high in saturated fat and/or added sugars, added salt or alcohol and low in
fibre. These foods are known as discretionary foods and are considered to be treats that should only
be eaten occasionally.
How Much Should You Be Eating?
To maintain our health, it is important to eat the correct quantity of food
from each food group. These are known asserving sizes.

Watch the video Let's Look at Serves.

https://youtu.be/kodTAp82fag

Write down the number of serves recommended for your age.

Meat, Poultry,
Fish, Eggs, Discretionary
Vegetables Fruit Grain (cereal) Dairy
Nuts, seeds, foods
Legumes/Beans

Use the serving size charts to calculate how much a serving size is of three different foodsin each food
group.

Vegetables Fruit Grain (cereal) Meat, Poultry, Dairy Discretionary

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 Fish, Eggs, foods
Nuts, seeds,
Legumes/Beans

My Eating Habits

1. Write down all the foods and drinks you have consumed in the past 24 hours in the blank Australian
Guide to Healthy Eating. (it’s on the next page!)
2. What does the food plate tell you about your eating habits (diet) in the past 24 hours?

3. Is this your normal pattern of eating? How might your food plate look after a week.

4. In relation to The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, how would Explain

you describe your eating habits (diet)?
Relate cause and effect; make the
Explain whether you consumed food from each group in the
relationships between things
correct proportion. evident; provide why and/or how.

5. What changes to your food and drink habits (diet) do you think you would like to or need to
change?

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Healthy Hamburger

Ingredients – between 2 Utensils

150g minced beef
¼ onion
½ egg
¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
1 Tablespoon plain flour
2 lettuce leaves
½ tomato
2 slices beetroot
2 slices tasty cheese
2 Tablespoons tomato sauce
2 hamburger rolls
1 Tablespoon butter
Canola spray

Method
1. Wash lettuce and tomato.
2. Slice tomato and shred lettuce.
3. Finely chop onion.
4. In a small bowl, whisk egg with a fork to combine the yolk and the white.
5. Combine onion, mince, salt and pepper, flour and ½ egg in a medium mixing bowl. Mix well.

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 6. Shape meat mixture into 2 patties.
7. Heat frypan over medium heat. Remove frypan from stove. Spray fry pan with oil.
8. Fry meat patties turning frequently until cooked through.
9. Remove meat patties from heat and drain on paper towel.
10. Cut hamburger roll in half, then spread with butter.
11. Place cooked meat patty on roll, with tomato sauce, lettuce, tomato, beetroot and cheese.
12. Serve hamburgers.

To make this recipe in the time allowed, you and your partner will need to divide the preparation steps
between you.

Discuss how you will do this with your partner, then highlight the tasks that you will do.

Outline the reasons why a hamburger would be considered a nutritious meal for a teenager.

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Adolescent Food Needs

Adolescence is a time of rapid growth and physical development.

Teenagers are also physically active. As a consequence, teenagers
have specific food needs. Two important nutrients needed by teenagers
are iron and calcium.

Activity: Use the words in the word banks to complete the information
about the importance of iron and calcium in the diet of adolescents.

Iron

Word Bank

blood, mineral, transport, increases, vegetables, more,

wholegrain, energy, meat, iron

Iron is an important that is needed for good health.

As teenagers grow, their muscle mass increases and blood volume in the body expands.
This the need for teenagers to eat ___________ foods containing ___. Iron
is used by the body for formation and to help oxygen to the lungs,
muscles andother parts of the body. This is essential for providing for daily life.

Good food sources of iron are lean red , eggs, chicken, cereals, legumes
and leafy green .

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 Calcium
Word Bank
strong, calcium, grow, fractures, milk, bone, dairy

Bones ___________ rapidly during adolescence. The mineral __________ is

needed for __________ growth. Calcium is also essential for the
development of __________ and dense bones. Having strong bones will help
reduce the risk of __________ (broken bones) and osteoporosis (brittle bones).

Calcium is found in __________ foods. The best sources of calcium are ___________, cheese and yoghurt.
Tahini (sesame seed paste), nuts and soybeans also contain calcium.

Activity:

Review the recipe for the hamburger you cooked. Identify the ingredients that contain iron and calcium.

Food Sources of Iron and Calcium

Y O H Q D B B S P E E B I R I beans lentils
L O S C M A N Y S T U N N U J beef meat
L I G Z A A I E M D L U I Q E broccoli milk
K F U H E N E R Y E K X H W C brown rice nuts
X R P B U H I L Y L A H A E I cheese pork
I J Y D C R E P I P P T T J R chicken sardines
I O T T K N T M S B P O R K N dairy seeds
S L F A T I U R F D E I R D W dried fruit soybeans
C R L I B F U A W N Z B S T O eggs spinach
H E L O S E M U G E L M E O R grains tahini
I S M A C A Z B F P X A E F B kale tofu
C F M L B C E S G G E L D U P lamb yoghurt
K Q E S H A O G R A I N S V L legumes
E A H E N S A R D I N E S E N

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N S X S B T V U B T D Z P Q P

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 Adolescent Eating Patterns
What Do Famous Adolescents Eat?
Group work activity: Read the information that outlines the eating habits of some
famous adolescents, then answer the questions below.

1. Identify the favourite foods eaten by this group of adolescents.

2. Group the foods that these famous adolescents eat into the categories below.

Healthy High Sugar High Fat

3. Evaluate the nutritional value of the foods eaten by the famous adolescents be answering the following
questions.
a) Are the majority of the foods eaten by the famous adolescents healthy or unhealthy? Explain your
answer.

b) If the famous adolescents just ate these foods, would they be getting adequate nutrition? Justify your
answer.

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 Use this information to complete Part B of the Food and Agriculture Assessment Task.
Your teacher will give you a copy of the Assessment Task Folio for you to complete.

Plan a Day’s Menu for An Adolescent

Choose a famous adolescent and suggest a day’s meal plan for them:

Famous adolescent:

Name the menu item Describe the menu item Justify why you have included it

Breakfast

Recess

Lunch

Afternoon Snack

Dinner

Supper

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 Banana and Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients (between 2) Utensils

1 ½ cups self-raising flour

½ cup wholemeal self-raising flour
¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/3 cup plain natural yoghurt
2 over ripe bananas
2 Tablespoons frozen blueberries

Method
1. Preheat oven to 190°C/170°C fan forced. Place patty papers in a 12-hole (1/3 cup capacity) muffin pan.
2. Sift flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of
soda into a large bowl. Tip bran from the Dextrinisation: occurs when
food is baked, and the starch
wholemeal flour back into the bowl. Stir
turns a golden-brown colour.
in brown sugar. The golden colour desired
when baking muffins
3. Make a well in the centre.
4. Whisk egg, oil and vanilla together. Add to
flour mixture. Do not stir.
5. Add yoghurt and mashed banana to flour mixture. Stir mixture till just
combined.
6. Divide mixture among holes in prepared pan.
7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and just firm to touch. Stand in pan
for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve

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Evaluation:
With reference to the nutritional value of these muffins, outline the reasons why these muffins would be a suitable snack for a
teenager.

For You to Do:

1. Study the ingredients that are used to make 12 vanilla cupcakes.

100g unsalted butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup caster sugar
1/1/2 eggs
1 ¼ cups self-raising flour, sifted
¼ cup milk

2. Highlight the ingredients in the banana and blueberry muffin recipe that contribute tomaking
the banana and blueberry muffins healthier than vanilla cupcakes.

3. Explain how this basic recipe, for cupcakes, has been modified to make a more nutritious snack
food.

Explain: Relate cause and effect; make the relationships betweenthings

evident; provide why and/or how.

Cause: the ingredients that make the recipe healthier.

Effect: how the nutritional value of the recipe has beenimproved.

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 Australia’s Trading Partners
investigates the importance of food and fibre production to Australia’s food
security and economy including imports and exports from Asia (ACTDEK029)

(Australian Government, 2017) states Australia's

two-way trade in goods and services was worth nearly $673 billion in
2016 - a vital component of Australia's economic prosperity.

Investigation Activity
Use the tables on the PowerPoint presentation below- Australia’s Trading
Partners, to answer the following questions.

1. Who are Australia’s top 15 trading partners?

2. Which regions are most important to Australia’s trade?

3. Identify the top three countries that Australia buys the most (imports) from.

4. Identify the top three countries that Australia sells the most (exports) to.

Agriculture plays a vital role in Australia, contributing to our social, economic and environmental
sustainability. (Keogh, 2009) states that each Australian farmer produces enough food to feed 600
people, 150 at home and 450 overseas. Australian farmers produce 93 percent of Australia's daily
domestic food supply.

https:/www.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3F
v%3D4imHPQk-kv0&usg=AOvVaw0d-
Let's look at this in more detail.
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Why is international trade important? Watch the video, ‘ What if we had no more imports?’ Discuss the
important points in the video with your class.

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 What questions do you have about the 3 tables you have just seen?

• Investigate what Australia exports to China.

Scaffold for Investigation • Investigate what USA imports to Australia.
• Investigate what we buy from Japan.
• Investigate what we import from Singapore.
• Investigate what we sell to India.

What do I plan to find out?

•
•
•
•
•

After digging a little deeper, I found these details….

Record your conclusion:

But what does this all mean for Australia’s future Economy?

As you can see in the tables, the exports we send to other

countries play a huge role in our economic stability.

Let’s look at the direct value of Australia’s agriculture sector.

What do you already know about Australia’s agricultural economy?

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Asian Omelette

Ingredients – between 2 Utensils

30g tasty cheese

1 T coriander leaves
2 strands of chives
2 eggs
½ t soy sauce
½ t oyster sauce
1 t water
10g butter
salt and pepper to taste

Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Grate cheese and set aside.
3. Chop coriander and chives. Place on separate plates and set aside.
4. Whisk eggs with soy and oyster sauce. Add water and whisk until foamy.
5. Season egg mixture with salt and pepper. Stir in half of the chopped coriander.
6. Place butter in a frying pan and heat on medium heat until the butter begins to foam.
7. Pour in beaten egg mixture and let them cook for one minute to set the base.
8. Sprinkle the cheese over the omelette evenly.
9. Carefully place frying pan into a heated oven, leaving the door open. Cook for
approximately 2 min. in open oven, ensuring the top of the egg mixture has fully set.
10.Use egg slide to carefully fold one side (half) of the omelette over the second half.

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 11.Sprinkle chopped chives and remaining coriander on top of omelette and serve
immediately.

Utensils
Chopping board, cook's knife, scrap bowl, paper towel, metal plate, egg

whisk, medium mixing bowl, measuring jug, measuring spoons, frypan, egg
slide, serving plate, dinner knife, dinner fork.

A number of chemical and physical changes take place to the

protein structure when making an Omelette.
Aeration: when whisking, the egg white traps air and increases the
volume. The end result is a light and fluffy Omelette.
Denaturation: When an egg is cooked, the proteins in the yolk
unravel, a process known as denaturation. Proteins can
be denatured by mechanical action (whisking and beating)and
with the addition of heat (cooking process).
Coagulation: this can only occur after denaturation has taken
place. It is when the structure of a protein changes from a
liquid to a solid mass. This process tells us that our Omelette
is cooked and ready to eat.

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Eggshell Herb Garden
Turn empty eggshells into a mini-indoor herb garden.

SUPPLIES:
• Eggshells (rinsed and dried)

• Egg carton
• Soil
• Spoon
• Herb seeds
• Spray bottle with water
• Warm, sunny place in the house to place your seeds

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. You’ll want to save your eggshells from breakfast. Be sure to rinse them out thoroughly and let
them dry.
2. Save the egg carton that came with the eggs, and it will now serve as a perfect place to hold your
planted seeds.
3. Using a spoon, scoop up a few spoonsful of soil into each of the eggshells. Gently pat the soil down
until the eggshell is about ¾ full; don’t compact the soil too much or it will make it harder for your
seed to germinate (to grow).
4. Add the seeds to your soil and gently push down until the seeds are fully covered. Make sure you
don’t push them too deep into the soil or it will take longer for the seeds to germinate.
5. Water your seeds using a spray bottle. Keep the soil moist, but don’t soak.
6. Place them near a sunny windowsill and watch them grow.
7. Once your seedling grows to about 1-2 inches in height, you can place them into a larger pot or out
in your garden. The eggshell will provide nutrients to the soil and help your plant continue to grow.

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https://youtu.be/FNsxi5_YS8M

The Value of Australia’s

Agriculture to Australia’s
Economy

investigates the importance of food and fibre production to Australia’s food

security and economy including imports and exports from Asia (ACTDEK029)

1.Watch the video Australian Agricultural Trade Annual Review 2017/18.

https://youtu.be/2fufXnDN_bY

Discuss these questions with your teacher.

• How much is Australia's agricultural sector worth to Australia's economy?
• What are the most important parts of the industry?
• Which country do we sell most of our agricultural products to?
• How much of our food production do we export?

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2. Watch the video again. Use the information in the video and the word bank to complete this doze
passage. Your teacher will stop the video when required.

Word Bank
beef, first, 50.1, sheep meat, 2013/14, exports, wool, China,wine,
Australia's, agri-food, 2/3

The value of Australia's agri-food exports is $ ______billion. This is the _______ time we have topped
the $50 billion mark. Growth in export values increased for ______ , _______-______ , ______ and
______.

Dairy _________ grew for the first time since the _____/___ financial year. _______ accounted for
23.7% of Australia's _____-_____ export market. International (overseas) markets are a vital
(important) element of demand for ____________ agricultural export products.

Approximately __/__ of agricultural production is exported.

Indigenous Community Gardens

Outback Pride

evaluate environments that have been designed in consultation with

community groups, for example:
- a bush tucker garden
- a school or community garden

After viewing the Outback Pride video, use the scaffold to evaluate the success of Outback pride.

https://www.abc.net.au/landline/old-future:-the-native-bush-foods-garden/9878690?jwsource=cl

Scaffold for Evaluation

Evaluate: make judgement based on criteria; determine the value of.
Issue to be evaluated: Statement of topic to be evaluated. Preview of points for and against your
judgement (without using “I”).

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Criteria used to assess points for and against: Criteria used to make judgement could be used during the
points for and against the arguments to illustrate these more clearly.
• function, aesthetics and a range of constraints, e.g., accessibility, cultural, economic, resources,
safety, social, sustainability, technical.
Point for:

Explanation and examples to illustrate point:

Point for:

Explanation and examples to illustrate point:

Point for:

Explanation and examples to illustrate point:

Point against:

Explanation and examples to illustrate point:

Point against:

Explanation and examples to illustrate point:

Point against:

Explanation and examples to illustrate point:

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 Conclusion and judgement: A brief summary of points for and against. Restate judgement at the end
either for OR against the argument.

Now, turn this scaffold into a finished evaluation on the next page

Evaluation:

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Sticky Thai Lettuce Cups
with Pepperberries
Learning across the curriculum:
• Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders histories and cultures.

We import food and goods from Thailand each year. Meat and seafood alone
amount to over $269.5 million.
Let’s celebrate our countries connection with this delicious dish with authentic
Thai flavours and the Aboriginal native spice - Pepperberries.

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Ingredients – between 2 Utensils
200g beef mince
1 T vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 t minced ginger
½ long red chilli, deseeded, finely
chopped
½ red onion, thinly sliced
½ t ground pepperberries
1 t sugar
1 T fish sauce
juice from ½ lime
pinch salt
½ cup cooked rice vermicelli noodles
4 baby cos lettuce leaves, washed

Method

1. Heat oil in a large fry pan over medium high heat.

2. Place garlic, ginger, chillies, red onion and beef mince in the pan and cook until mince is
brown.
3. Add the pepperberries, sugar and fish sauce and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and add lime juice, salt and cooked noodles, toss to combine.
5. Place cos lettuce leaves onto serving plates, spoon in beef mince mixture, garnish with
sliced chilli and serve.

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 Top 10 Australian Imports from
Thailand
Thailand exports to Australia amounted to $10.9
billion or 5.7% of its overall imports.
1. Vehicles: $5.4 billion
2. Machinery: $1.2 billion
3. Gems, precious metals: $872.4 million
4. Iron or steel products: $451.1 million
5. Electronic equipment: $358.9 million
6. Plastics: $327.4 million
7. Meat, seafood preparations: $269.5 million
8. Rubber: $254.2 million
9. Live trees and plants: $212.6 million

Natures Harvest Apple Crumble

10. Medical, technical equipment: $138.8 million

Ingredients – between 2 Utensils

2 granny smith apples

25mls water
1 T butter
2 T self-raising flour
1 T brown sugar
2 T rolled oats

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Optional - 1 scoop of ice-cream to serve

Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Peel, core and slice apples and place in ovenproof dish with water.
3. Place flour in a medium mixing bowl and rub in the butter until mixture resembles
breadcrumbs.
4. Stir in brown sugar and rolled oats in the butter mixture and sprinkle over apples.
5. Place in oven and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until crumble topping is golden and
apples are tender.
6. To serve, top with ice-cream if desired.

NSW is the second highest apple producing state after Victoria. The
Apple cool climate experienced at Ballow (in the south) and Orange (in
Facts the middle of the state) is ideal for apple growing as they require
significant amount of winter chilling to produce good fruit.
The Australian apple picking season runs from February to June.
Between harvests, growers store apples using sophisticated
refrigeration to control the atmosphere and slow ripening. Good
storage means that we can enjoy the taste and health benefits of
apples all year round.

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Did you know?
Apples naturally develop a coat of wax when they are growing to help protect the fruit and to retain
moisture and therefore firmness of the apple. Once picked, the apples are cleaned, removing this
natural coat of wax. Often, a food-grade wax is applied to replace the naturally occurring wax to provide
the same benefits, including a nice glossy shine.
What apple should you select? Choose apples with a firm, smooth skin. Why should we eat apples?

investigate how food and fibre production is managed in environments as a system and
how sustainability can be improved, for example: (ACTDEK032)
- plants and/or animal species grown in managed environments

Plant Care Tags

When you buy a plant, it will be sold with instructions that tell you how to look after the plant so that it will
grow. This is a plant care tag.
A plant care tag contains the following information:

• The name of the plant

• A picture of the plant
• The amount of light it needs to grow
• The type of soil that the plant needs
• Watering needs (how much water it needs to grow)
• The size and shape of the plant when it is fully grown

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 • The type of climate (weather conditions) where the plant grows best.
The care instructions will be explained in words and pictures.
A plant care tag is most often double sided, with a picture of the plant and its name on the front and the
care instructions on the back. The instructions for caring for the plant w
Activity: Look at the plant care tag below. Label each of the instructions on the tag using the information
above.

Research:
Investigate the information that you will need to include on a plant
care tag for an agricultural plant.
Name of plant:
Light Requirements:

Type of Soil the plant grows in

best:

Watering Needs:
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Size of Plant when fully grown:

The climate the plant needs to grow:

Additional Information:

You are to present this information as a plant care tag that has been created
using a technological device (iPad) and Adobe Illustrator or the Ai app. Attach
the front and back views of your plant care tag on the next page.

My Plant Care Tag

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 research legal and ethical requirements associated with agriculture production, eg
keeping animals.

Agriculture and Keeping

Animals
Rachel Wilson: An Australian free-range egg farmer.
https://youtu.be/MLvNaljgwdE

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 Danyel Ahmed: An Australian cage egg
farmer.
https://youtu.be/4eYeGgblfRA

After watching the two Australian egg farming

videos COMPARE the practices undertaken.
What were the similarities and differences?

What is your OPINION on cage and free-range farming? What eggs would you choose to buy and why?

CONSIDER different perspectives: What would you say to someone who thought the opposite of you?

Food and Waste - Sustainability

Numeracy Task 1
Can you believe each person generated 565kg of waste in Australia in one year?
Check out the sugar tower poster. Your teacher should have a copy of this)
That is 565kg of 1kg bags of sugar. You may use your ruler to measure it if you like. It has been inserted at
a scale of 1:4.5.

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The sugar bags on the poster are: A real bag of sugar is:

3.8cm high

17cm high

Use the space below to calculate how tall the

tower would be if it was real bags of sugar.

Numeracy Task 2
Go to:
http://www.worldmeters.info/world-population/
to see how the population has grown.
(Worldometres.info, 2017) stated that at 12:17am November 2nd 2017, the population was:

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 Deaths this year

Use this space to calculate the amount of new people in the world.

Prediction Task:
Australia has approximately 25 million people. Each person generates 565kg of waste each
year. Calculate how much food could be wasted around the world.

Predict what could happen if we continue to waste this much food.

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Food Sustainability
The Truth About Pasta
VIP (Very Important Points) Reading
Activity:
On the post it note, record the most important
points from the information below.
(Potvin, 2017) states that experts including the
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United
Nations are recognising the importance of linking
food production, consumption and sustainability.
The health of our bodies is greatly intertwined
with the health of the planet, and pasta is a prime
example of this relationship.
Here's why:
• It's one of the least intensive foods to produce.
• Pasta is more energy dense than fruits and vegetables, which are harder to grow, transport and
store year-round.
• It discourages food waste by turning a hodgepodge of leftover vegetables and food scraps into a
hearty, gourmet meal.
As the planet continues to move toward climate uncertainty, food choices will need to make the best use
of the earth's precious resources.

The experts say...

• Pasta is the perfect, environmentally friendly pick. Grains (like the wheat used to make pasta) use
only 0.51litres of water to produce 1 calorie of food.
• Similarly, the carbon footprint of pasta is much lower than many other foods.

Make a difference in the kitchen.

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Surprisingly, how we cook pasta at home accounts for 38% of
pasta's total carbon footprint. The good news is there are small
changes we can all make in the kitchen to lower the impact.
Here are some tips:
• Use only the amount of water needed. On average use 1
litre per 100 grams of pasta and if it’s short pasta then
700ml is enough.
• Cover the pot with a lid to make the water boil faster
thus using less energy.
• Never add salt to the water until it is boiling because it
slows the time it takes to boil.
• Reuse the water left over from cooking in order to
reduce waste. Add some to your pasta sauce, use to
steam vegetables or water your plants with it.
• Cook (or finish cooking) the pasta directly in the pan,
with the sauce, like a risotto.

Mother Nature’s Tasty Pasta

Ingredients – between 2 Utensils

125 g penne pasta

2 t oil
¼ onion, finely chopped
½ garlic clove, crushed or ¼ t jar garlic
200g (1/2 can) chopped tomatoes
¼ t brown sugar
¼ cup fresh basil leaves
salt and pepper to season

Method
1. Boil a large pot of water. Add pasta when water is at a rolling boil. Cook until al
dente (approx. 12 mins). Drain. Return to saucepan.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook
for 3 minutes, or until tender. Add tomatoes, sugar, and salt and pepper. Stir until
well combined. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 5
minutes.
3. Shred 1/2 of the basil leaves. Stir into sauce. Add sauce to pasta. Cook, stirring,
over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until heated through. Spoon into
bowls. Top with remaining basil leaves and freshly ground black pepper.
Serve immediately.

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Al dente means cooked so as not to be too soft; firm to the bite.

How Sustainable Are You?

Switch off the light whenever you’re the last to leave a room?
a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Always

Recycle bottles and cans and newspapers?

a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Always

Recycle cardboard, cartons and packaging?

a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Always

Walk instead of getting a lift with someone where possible?

a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Always

Switch off the TV, computer or stereo rather than leave on standby?
a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Always

Buy local foods to save on food miles?

a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Always

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Use the compost bin regularly? (Choose never if you don’t have one yet)
a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Always

Add Up Your Score

2 points for each Always answer
1 point for each Sometimes answer 0 point for each Never answer

My score:

Your Sustainability Score

Less than 3 points

Have you heard about climate change and the planetary threat? Consider some of your choices and make
an effort to be more sustainable.

Between 4-7 points

You are already doing a few basic things – but there is so much more that you could be doing to show your
concern for the environment. Note some of the tips in the quiz – and start to implement them.

Between 8-11 points

You demonstrate a good environmental conscience – but there’s still room for improvement, so look at the
questions
where you scored poorly and make some changes.

Between 12- 14 points

Wow, you certainly know how to live sustainably. Thanks for being a champion – well done and keep up
the good work!

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Food waste in
Australia totals
nearly $10 billion
each year,
RaboDirect report.
Posted by Nicholas Nako on 30th October
2017.

Australians are collectively wasting $9.6 billion on food each year according to new research released by
RaboDirect.
In a survey of 2300 people aged between 16 and 65, the RaboDirect Food and
Farming Report shows that Australians are wasting an average of 14 percent of
their weekly grocery buy. In total, this equates to over $1050 each year.
The report reveals the habits which are contributing to food waste in Australia,
including never eating food past its ‘best before’ date and not eating leftovers.

Why is food being wasted?

The lead cause of food waste according to 82 percent of respondents is a product going off and becoming
unusable before they can use it.

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43 percent of people stated they buy too much food, making this the second leading cause of food waste
in Australia.

RaboDirects report comes just weeks after Foodbank Australia reveals that 3.6
million Australians have experienced food insecurity in past 12 months.

OzHarvest is an Australian charity with operations in four major

centres in Australia. It rescues food and gives it to those in need, with
the goal of reducing food waste in Australia.
In the past year alone, OzHarvest has seen an increase of over one
million kilograms of food donations, with 700 more businesses
donating food nationally, according to sustainability strategist Annika Stott.

Victorians are Australia’s worst food wasters.

The results od the RaboDirect reports show that food waste is still an issue in Australia, according to the
Head of RaboDirect, Beden Cronin.
“Auatralians can make a few small changes to everyday habits, such as using leftovers for lunches through
the week, which will help reduce food waste,” Cronin said.
With the rate of the population growth and demand for food rapidly increasing, it is important that all
Australians are aware of their individual impact on food wastage, according to the report.
The research concluded that those living in metropolitan Australian cities tended to have a higher
proportion of food waste (16 percent) compared to their regional counterparts (10 percent).
The state of Victoria has the higher proportion of people who waste food, at 19 percent, followed by New
South Wales at 16 percent.
Tasmanians were the most conscious of their food waste, with research indicating that only four percent of
Tasmanians total grocery shop was wasted.
Generationally, Baby Boomers are the least wasteful (7 percent), with Gen Y (20 percent) the most
wasteful.

Ausfoodnews.com.au. (2017). Food waste in Australia totals nearly $10 billion each year, Rabodirect report| Australian Food
News. [online} Available at: http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2017/10/30/food-waste-in-australia-totals-nearly-10-billion-each-
year-rabodirect-report.html [Accessed 5 Nov. 2017].

Generalise: What did you discover reading this article?

Predict: What do you think will happen if we continue wasting so much food.

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Hypothesise: How would you handle a situation like this if you were in charge?

Decide: So, this leads to you to what conclusions? What powers do you have to minimise waste?

Bread and Butter Pickles

Demonstration lesson

Ingredients – Makes 1 jar Utensils

2 ½ large Lebanese cucumbers, trimmed,

cut into 5mm thick slices.
1 small brown onion, halved, thinly sliced.
2 t salt
¾ cup apple cider vinegar
½ cup caster sugar
1 t mustard seeds
1 t coriander seeds
small pinch ground turmeric

Method

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1. Place the cucumber, onion and salt in a bowl. Toss to combine. Cover with plastic wrap.
Place in the fridge overnight to soften. Rinse the cucumber mixture in a colander. Pat dry
with paper towel.
2. Place vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, coriander seeds and turmeric in a medium saucepan
over medium heat. Cook, stirring for 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add the cucumber
mixture. Bring to a simmer.
3. Transfer the mixture to clean, dry glass jars. Seal and invert for 2 minutes. Set aside for
1 day to develop the flavours.
Serve the pickles with cheese and crackers.

Questions:
1. How else could you use bread and butter pickles?

2. In relation to sustainability, explain the purpose of preserving food.

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