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Penshurst Girls Campus

ASSESSMENT TASK NOTIFICATION
Food Technology
Student Name: Faculty: TAS

Topic/Unit: Topics covered in 2014 Course Components:

 Food in Australia
Task Number: 4  Food Selection and Health
Date Issued: Term 4, Week 2  Food Properties

Course Weighting: 35%

Date Due: Term 4, Week 4, 2017
Outcomes to be assessed: Outcomes
5.2.1 Describes the physical and chemical properties of a variety of foods.
5.2.2 Accounts for changes in the properties of food which occur during food processing, preparation and
storage
5.3.1 Describes the relationship between food consumption, the nutritional value of food and the health of
individuals and communities

Context: In year 9 Food Technology you have studied the units: Food Selection and Health, Food
Properties and Food in Australia. This assessment task gives you an opportunity to demonstrate your
understanding of the units covered.

Assessment Task Description: (see attached details)

The written examination paper will contain theory relevant to the three units studied this year.

Assessment Criteria - You will be marked on your ability to:

You will be marked on your ability to demonstrate extensive understanding of course content.

Please complete this section and submit the page with your assessment task:

This is all my own work and has not been plagiarised or copied in any way.

Student Name: ____________________ Signature: ___________________

Ensure you sign the Acknowledgement / Submission of Assessment Task form when you receive this
notification and again when you submit the task.
Student Name: Year:
Faculty: TAS Task Name: Yearly Examination

TASK DETAILS:

The exam will include a mixture of questions:

- Multiple choice
- True false
- Short answer
- Extended response

Revision which may assist you in preparing for your examination will include the following:

Food in Australia
Native Australian foods
Early European influences on food
Multicultural influences
Influences and factors affecting food selection in Australia

Food Selection and Health

6 nutrients
Digestion of food
Implications of poor nutrition
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Australian Dietary Guidelines

Food Properties

Functional properties of carbohydrates

Functional properties of proteins
Functional properties of fats