LESSON 7: FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS FACTORS OF SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND FOUNDATIONAL OBJECTIVES, LEARNING OBJECTIVES, SCIENCE 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY
NEXT LESSON

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HISTORICAL FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS?

IN CANADA WE CAN ENJOY THE PLEASURE OF FOUR DIFFERENT SEASONS. IT USED TO BE THAT WHATEVER FOOD WE PRODUCED DURING OUR GROWING SEASON THAT FOOD HAD TO FEED US FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.NOW THOUGH, WE CAN IMPORT AND EXPORT FOOD FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

THROUGH THE AGES, PEOPLE HAVE FOUND DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRESERVING OR KEEPING FOOD. THIS FOOD MUST BE KEPT IN SUCH A WAY SO THAT THE FOOD STILL HAS GOOD TASTE AND NUTRITION AS WELL AS BEING SAFE TO CONSUME.IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL EXAMINE SEVERAL OF THESE METHODS.

ACTIVITY

SEARCH THE INTERNET TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FOOD PRESERVATION. A FEW SUGGESTED SITES ARE LISTED BELOW:

VISIT AT LEAST 3 OF THESE SITES. AS YOU READ THE INFORMATION AT THESE SITES, DEVELOP A LIST IN WHICH YOU IDENTIFY THE PROCESSES USED IN FOOD PRESERVATION AND THE TYPE OF FOOD THAT THIS PROCESS USED. KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR SITES VISITED AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR TABLE. ALSO, COLOR CODE YOUR WORK BY USING DIFFERENT COLORS FOR THE INFORMATION FOUND AT EACH SITE AND PUT THAT SITE ADDRESS IN THIS COLOR.

COMPILE YOUR LIST IN A TABLE FORMAT SIMILAR TO THIS:

METHOD OF FOOD PRESERVATION FOODS USED WITH THIS METHOD
   
   
   
   
   

SITES USED:

COMPARE YOUR LIST TO A LIST COMPILED BY A CLASSMATE. DID YOU GATHER INFORMATION ON THE SAME METHODS? DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCES YOU FIND.

PREPARE TO SHOW YOUR TEACHER YOUR LIST OF FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS AND THE FOODS THAT WERE USED WITH THOSE METHODS.

DO YOU WANT TO COMPARE YOUR LIST WITH MINE? IF SO, CLICK HERE!

ASSIGNMENT

YOU ARE GOING TO TALK WITH TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABOUT FOOD PRESERVATION.

PERSON 1: TALK WITH YOUR PARENT OR GAURDIAN ABOUT THE FOOD PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES THAT THEY USE.

PERSON 2: TALK WITH A SENIOR CITIZEN ABOUT FOOD PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES THAT THEY USED WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER. SEE IF THEY CAN REMEMBER TECHNIQUES THAT THEIR PARENTS USED.

TYPICAL THINGS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR TALKS:

  • WHAT TYPES OF FOOD HAVE THEY PRESERVED?
  • WHY DID THEY HAVE TO PRESERVE THIS FOOD?
  • HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO PRESERVE THE FOOD?
  • HOW WAS THIS FOOD PRESERVED?
  • HOW DID THEY KNOW THAT THEIR FOOD PRESERVATION TECHNIQUE WAS SAFE?
  • HOW DID THEY KNOW THAT THE PRESERVED FOOD WAS SAFE TO CONSUME?
  • DID ANY OF THEIR ATTEMPTS AT FOOD PRESERVATION FAIL? WHAT HAPPENED?
  • DO THEY HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THEM DOING FOOD PRESERVATION?

WRITE AN ORGANIZED SUMMARY OF YOUR CONVERSATIONS. THIS SUMMARY SHOULD BE ORGANIZED IN PARAGRAPHS.

ASSESSMENT

YOU MAY BE ASKED TO HAND IN YOUR ACTIVITY AND ASSIGNMENT FOR GRADING.

ACTIVITY SCORE: BASED UPON THE NUMBER AND ACCURACY OF THE FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS YOU FOUND

ASSIGNMENT SCORE: BASED UPON THE WRITTEN RECORD OF YOUR CONVERSATION. YOUR SUMMARY SHOULD BE WRITTEN WELL, ORGANIZED IN PARAGRAPHS AND HAVE LOOKED AT THE TOPICS PRESENTED IN THE QUESTIONS WITHIN YOUR ASSIGNMENT.