Keeping food cold

Keeping food cold

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This task is about keeping food cold.

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illustration: fresh vegetables
a)  Where are three different places you can put food to keep it cold?
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b)  Why is it a good idea to keep food cold?
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Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Description of task: 
Students identify three different places where food can be put to keep it cool. Students also explain why keeping food cool is beneficial.
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Knowledge: students use their everyday knowledge to answer questions about food preservation.
 
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Capability: Use evidence
This resource provides opportunities to discuss using their everyday experiences and developing science understandings to make inferences.
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Y4 (06/1999)

a) Any 3 of:

  • In the freezer.
  • In the fridge.
  • In a chilly bin.
  • Wrapped in paper.
  • In a cupboard/in the shade/out of the Sun.
  • In water.
  • Underground/in a cellar.
  • Other acceptable answers.

3 correct – easy

2 correct – very easy

b) An answer which shows an understanding that keeping food cold preserves it for longer/stops it going off quickly/stops it smelling/keeps it fresh. moderate