Biscuits and Cookies: A Delicious Journey

• Food Technology
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Biscuits and Cookies: A Delicious Journey

Fact finding mission....

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to understand the history, origin, and differences between biscuits and cookies, as well as research and create a mood board of the top 10 favourite and least favourite biscuits/cookies.

What do you already know about biscuits and cookies?

ANZAC biscuits

Find out their origin and why they are still made today. Why are they quite hard and dry?

Top 10 Favourite and Least Favourite Biscuits/Cookies

Research and compile a list of the top 10 favourite and least favourite biscuits/cookies. Make a table showing this information.

Then create 2 mood boards on Pic-Collage or another app, one for favourite and 1 for yucky ones

Mood Board Creation

Use the gathered information to create a visually appealing mood board showcasing the top 10 favourite and least favourite biscuits/cookies. Consider using images, text, and other visual elements to communicate preferences.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.