Think…Ask…Read…Imagine…Create…@ Your Library The Dixie Grammar School Library Services Year 9 Home Economics: Chinese Food Project
Nov 11, 2014
Think…Ask…Read…Imagine…Create…@ Your Library
The Dixie Grammar School
Library Services
Year 9 Home Economics:
Chinese Food Project
Chinese Food and Culture
1. Look at the task you have been given and complete it in poster form.
2. Use the resources provided and make notes in your Note-taking Sheet.
3. Use these notes to make your poster.
4. Think about presentation.
5. Display your work in A3 format.
6. You may type up and print some information, but you must make the information relevant and to the point.
7. Make sure you list the sources of your information on your Note-taking Sheet.
Tasks
Task 1:Cooking and Eating Utensils
Task 2:Regional Cuisines
Task 3:Staple Foods
Research the cooking and eating utensils that are typically Chinese.For each implement include:1. Picture2. Description3. Explanation of useHow to present your work:4. Use A3 paper.5. Create a border, using
pictures or words to make your work distinctive.
Identify and research the eight distinctive regional cuisines of China.For each include:1. Description and
background information.2. Examples of dishes.3. Use 1 or 2 pictures of
dishes.How to present your work:4. Use A3 paper.5. Create a border, using
pictures or words to make your work distinctive.
Research the staple food of China. For each staple food include:1. Picture.2. Description.3. How it is made or where it
is grown.4. How it is used in recipes -
with examples.How to present your work:5. Use A3 paper.6. Create a border, using
pictures or words to make your work distinctive.
Task 4:Cooking Techniques
Task 5:Chinese Teas
Task 6:Yin and Yang
Research Chinese cooking and preparation techniques. For each technique include:1. Title.2. Picture.3. Description.4. Suggested recipes where
it is used.How to present your work:5. Use A3 paper.6. Create a border, using
pictures or words to make your work distinctive.
Research the different Chinese Teas.For each include:1. Description2. Explanation of how it is
prepared3. Picture of the plantHow to present your work:4. Use A3 paper.5. Create a border, using
pictures or words to make your work distinctive.
Research the meaning of yin and yang. Try to answer these questions:1. What bearing does yin
and yang have on diet?2. List the foods that come
into the categories of yin, yang and neutral.
3. Include pictures in your examples.
How to present your work:4. Use A3 paper.5. Create a border, using
pictures or words to make your work distinctive.
Using a note-taking sheet to help you be organised!
Use this section to plan your poster.
Make your notes here, using at least two different sources.
Record the source of your images here.Note: it is NOT Google Images!!!
http://library-online.org.uk
Link to your topic
P = Purpose Plan and be prepared
L = Location Search for and find your information
U = Use Make notes, organise and create
S = Self Evaluation Did I work well?
Balanceof
sources
POSTER
Great source of images:
http://www.flickr.com/
Assessment
Mrs Hannaghan - will mark your poster looking at:
How attractive it is.
How informative it is.
Does it cover all the points required?
Is it clear and easy to understand?
Does it reflect a good use of the time?
Mrs Robinson - will mark your poster and note-taking sheet looking at:
The quality of the notes in your Note-taking sheet.
Do your notes relate to the content of your poster?
Have you avoided cut-and-paste and used your own words?
Have you listed your sources properly on the Note-taking Sheet?
Use your notes
Make a border Use clear images
Note your sources
Plan it carefullyUse your own words!
Tips for good posters
Images used:Chinese salad bar, Dali by Alexandra Moss on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/thevortext/120311316/
Chopsticks, utensils by Stuart Spivack on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_spivack/3475977/
A Chinese Village Feast by David Woo on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mckln/3503474143/
Chinese Rice paddy fields by dcmaster on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmaster/3863659955/
Fire! by KellyB on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/foreverphoto/212024791/
HQ Chinese Tea by Alan on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rothar/3764995291/
Yin-Yang Golden Ring and Blue Mosaic by MAMJODH on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mamjodh/2592478285/