Our Food Technology Room
Now's the time to try
experimenting with
your own ideas!
Year 7 Materials Technology
Year 8's in Action!
The Food Technology room at MRIS is well resourced for Technology. Students are encouraged to be innovative, bring along their ideas - everyone's ideas are acceptable in Technology and may be developed accordingly.
Our Food Technology Programmes also promote the Food and Nutrition guidelines and incorporate
Safety and Hygiene
standards.
Students are encouraged to follow the principles of the Food Pyramid.
"To each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass, a book of rules
And each must make, ere life is flown
A stumbling block or a stepping stone."
Reminders
Book
Blue and Red Pen
Ruler
Suitable Footwear
(if wearing sandals to school)
Good listening skills
Good ideas to share
Year 7 Programme
Year 7 students are designing and creating a variety of soft products in Materials Technology.
Year 8 Programme
Year 8 students are planning and creating colourful, fruit dishes at present.
Students are encouraged to be prepared to research ideas. There are numerous places available to source ideas...
For good health it is essential to eat 5+ A Day servings of fruit and vegetables and ideal if we can eat from each of the colour groups. Check out the site above for more information. How well are you doing eating your fruit and vegetables each day?
Online Activities and Fun Challenges
Can you find the 10 things wrong in the kitchen?
Answer the questions and read the interesting facts.
Click on one of the games, how good is your food knowledge?
Before starting this game, read 'How to Play' to find out the rules. Sometimes you will be asked to answer a bonus question. How well do you know the food pyramid?
Now have a go at the FunZones!
An interactive game assessing kids on various nutritional facts about food, portion size and overall health.