Creating a recipe book

Students will collect everything they have learned in a recipe book composed of a collection of all the snacks and their ingredients. For each ingredient, students say where it comes from and the ecological impact of the ingredient. It will also state the nutritional value and health benefits of the product. They will devise an event to share their cookbook with the local community.

Format

Digital experiences
Discussion
Group work
Hands on activity

Age

13-15

What

The possible connections with your curriculum

Design
Healthy Lifestyle

Who

The people who take up the teacher role

Teacher

Where

The locations where learning takes place

Classroom
Digital space
Other spaces in school

With

The community stakeholders to collaborate with

Ready for action?

Resources

Web links

Design software (Inkscape)

Tangible Resources

Materials for creating the book – thick coloured paper, ingredients, scissors, tape, glue, craft knife, cutting mat, rulers, computers, camera, tripod photographic lighting.

Preparation

Students plan the activity and gather the elements to create their recipe, organising a place to take professional pictures, contact a local photographer (optional)

Goals, messages & concepts

Specific goals

To design a double page spread for the cookbook.
To combine all prior knowledge in the presentation of the recipe.
To photograph the ingredients in an attractive way.
To learn about software used to design booklets.

Specific messages

Graphic design can be fun and allow you to share the truth with consumers.
When information is displayed in an attractive way it is appealing to the audience.
Working together helps us to manage a big project.

Main terms

graphic design
communication
target audience
healthy lifestyle
ecological footprint

Practices & skills

STEM practices

Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

Soft skills

Empathy
Learning failure is a part of learning
Teamwork and collaboration

Management skills

Planning
Use of resources

Course of activity

step 1

Working groups, students will plan out what they need for a double page spread in the recipe book. They will then make a plan and divide tasks between the group (who takes the pictures, designs the spreadsheet and recreates the snack). They will determine how they want to present the ingredients for the recipe.

step 2

Next, students will collate all their previous work such as research, ingredients, packaging, etc. to be photographed. They will set up a spot to photograph the ingredients, install a camera on a tripod and practice with lighting the area properly:

Ingredients should be nicely presented on a large sheet of coloured paper.
The photo should be taken from above.

step 3

Once the pictures are taken, groups will split up into two. One half will start designing the recipe book spread and the other will start cooking the snack.

step 4

Making the snack:

Prepare the snack again
Photograph the snack using the established set up

step 5

Putting together the recipe book pages:

Students will use design software (i.e. Inkscape) to put together their design.
One page will show pictures of the ingredients, nutritional values and benefits, and ecological footprint information researched during the previous Learning Units.
They should consider fonts and layout to make an attractive and informative document.
The other page of the spread will show the picture of the snack in the designed packaging.

step 6

Finally, the groups will come back together to determine if the spread is successful and communicate what they have learned during the previous Learning Units. Each group’s work will then be collated into one recipe book of healthy snacks.