food technology policy
2003
A STATEMENT OF INTENT
The school will seek to make success in Food Technology accessible to all pupils, regardless of age, ability or gender.
All procedures and actions undertaken by both staff and pupils within this subject will be carried out with safety as the main consideration.
The learning process should be progressive and should be built up on previous experience and knowledge with particular reference to key stage 2/3 continuity.
The provision of Food Technology at Westbury should not be seen as a separate entity, but as a vital and integral part of the whole school curriculum and there should be dialogue with other curricular areas to ensure a full and whole teaching and learning experience for all pupils.
The Food Technology Department will seek to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to develop the following:
- A lively and active interest in Food Technology and an enjoyment of this subject in its broadest context.
- An understanding of the nature of the practical and theoretical aspects of the subject.
- Appropriate intellectual and social skills.
- Manipulative skills.
- An understanding of the scientific approach to problems including the concepts of "fair tests"
- A lively and active interest in science.
- An understanding of modern scientific ideas and techniques.
- A critical and questioning attitude of mind.
- The use of powers and observation.
- Disciplined and creative thinking.
- An ability to communicate orally and on paper.
- An appreciation of the useful applications and possible dangers of science.
- Respect for their environment and for all animals and plants within the rural science unit.
OBJECTIVES
A. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Students should be able to demonstrate:
- Knowledge of some facts and concepts.
- Knowledge of the use of appropriate instruments in scientific investigations.
- An appropriate scientific vocabulary.
- The ability to communicate using appropriate scientific vocabulary.
- Comprehension of some basic concepts so that they may be used familiar situations.
- The ability to ask questions, predict and hypothesise, to observe measure and manipulate variables and to interpret results and evaluate scientific evidence
- The ability to analyse data and draw conclusions.
- The ability to select relevant knowledge and apply it to new situations.
- The ability to select and use reference materials from all sources and translate data from one form to another.
- The ability to think creatively, by devising novel procedures to solve problems.
B. MANIPULATIVE SKILLS
Students will acquire those skills that will enable them to carry out scientific investigations.
- The ability to use apparatus safely in performing simple science based tasks.
- The ability to implement procedures and select appropriate apparatus for specific tasks.
- The ability to perform experimental techniques involving several tasks.
C. ATTITUDES
Students should;
- Be able to work individually and as a member of a group.
- Involve themselves in their own learning process.
- Enjoy science and see it as a productive and stimulating part of the whole school curriculum.
- Be encouraged, whenever appropriate, to pursue and be suitably prepared for, future studies in science.
- Adopt objectively with respect to observations and in assessing observations and to recognise the usefulness and limitations of scientific methods
- Be able to appreciate the applicability of observations in other disciplines and in every day life.
- Appreciate the place of science in the curriculum and its relationship with other subjects.
- Be aware of the inter-relationship of the different disciplines of science.
- Be aware of the contributions of science to the economic and social life of the community and to recognise that the study of science is relevant to everyday life.
- Be concerned for the application of scientific knowledge within the community.
- Be prepared to become confident citizens in an ever changing and technological life.
