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Teachers - Other Websites to visit

Teaching Food Science and Technology in the Secondary Curriculum


AgResearch
Supporting teachers in science activities:
www.agresearch.co.nz/community/schools.asp
Science education:
www.agresearch.co.nz/science/scienceed.asp

Bakeinfo (NZ Baking Industry Research Trust):
Information on baking, breadmaking, pastry cooking and flour milling (NZ).
www.bakeinfo.co.nz/school/index.php

Biotechnology Learning Hub
How biotechnology is applied in food & beverage (NZ).
www.biotechlearn.org.nz/

Biotech Learning Hub:
Food technologists at the Riddet Institute have found a unique way of adding omega-3 fish oil to new functional foods without making them taste or smell fishy (NZ).
http://biotechlearn.org.nz/focus_stories/fish_oil_in_functional_food

CREST
CREST (Creativity in Science and Technology) - a national awards scheme designed to encourage student projects in Science and Technology, administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand:
http://www.crest.org.nz/newsletter.htm

Futureintech
Supporting the teaching of technology, engineering and science in schools (NZ).
www.futureintech.org.nz

Massey Food Technology:
Careers in food technology (NZ).
http://foodtech.massey.ac.nz/

Science Learning Hub
Exploring New Zealand's research, science and technology sectors (NZ).
http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/

Techlink
Resource material to support programmes in technology education (NZ).
www.techlink.org.nz

University of Otago Food Science
Information for schools:
www.otago.ac.nz/foodscience/schools/


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Fudge Science

Food Science, with Dr Kiki Sanford:
A series of online videos in HD, explaining the food science behind chocolate, ice cream, spices, fudge, protein denaturation, the Maillard Reaction, and a whole lot more. www.onnetworks.com

UK National Grid for Learning - Food Technology:
www.foodtech.org.uk/

EUFIC - FoodStudents.Net
www.foodstudents.net/

The British Nutrition Foundation - A-Level Food Technology curriculum
www.nutrition.org.uk/
(click on 'Education')

BBC - GCSE Bitesize - Food Technology
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
design/foodtech/index.shtml


Food Forum
www.foodforum.org.uk/

IFST Careers
www.foodtechcareers.org/
(Experiments For School Teachers > click on the drop-down list to download experiments as PDF files)

IFT - Teacher Resources
www.ift.org
(click on 'Education')