Home Economics Primary 6 Second Term Week 1 Food Preservation

Subject : Home Economics

Topic : Food Preservation

Instructional Materials : Text-book, Online Resources

Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

• explain food Preservation
• Say the reasons for preserving our food
• Point out ways of packaging our food to make them fresher and last longer
• Write out the need to always cover our food

Content

What is food Preservation?

Food Preservation is the process of keeping our food longer and fresher before they get spoilt

Why do we need to preserve our food 

1. To prevent them from getting spoilt quickly
2. To make them fresher when we want to eat them
3. To make some fruits that are seasonal available throughout the season
4. To remove micro organisms from food that may cause the food to decay quickly

[mediator_tech]

Write out methods of food Preservation

1. Sun drying
2. Frying
3. Smoking by using firewood or charcoal
4. Canning
5. By putting the food in the refrigerator

How can we package farm produce like groundnuts, beans, rice, maize or cashew? 

1. By putting inside bags (bagging)
2. By putting then in tin
3. By putting in bottler…. etc

Preservation :

Step 1: He reverses6 the previous topic

Step 2: The class teacher introduces the new topic

Step 3: He allows the pupils to give their own contributions and he corrects then when the needs arise

Evaluation

1. What is food Preservation
2. Mention and explain one method of food Preservation
3. All food storage
4. containers must have ______

Conclusion : He gives out a brief note and he goes round to mark