Food

Listed below are various websites which can give you much background information on design & technology. Some of them are great fun too!

Boxes
This website provides a wide range of commercially produced, simple but well decorated boxes. The boxes themselves are made from wood but the different styles of decoration would work well on card. Useful for "How will you store your favourite things?"
www.worldofboxes.com/

CHANCE
Visit this web site to find out about games of chance. (Useful for the "How do you like your toast?".)
33rdwisconsin.civilwarmuseum.com/33articles/games.html

COCA-COLA
To find out about the manufacturing of coca cola visit this site, click on facts and print the pdf about manufacturing. There's lots of other information too. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
www.coca-cola.co.uk/coke.html

Design Awards
Visit this site to find an evaluation of a food blender. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
www.designawards.com.au/ADA/01-02/INDUSTRIAL%20DESIGN/019/019.HTM

DesignAwards2
Visit this site to find an evaluation of a shake maker. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
www.designawards.com.au/ADA/01-02/INDUSTRIAL%20DESIGN/034/034.HTM

Family Fun
Visit this site for lots of ideas for unusual soft drinks. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
family.go.com/recipes/family/feature/famf68wetwhistle/

Food Science
If you or your class is interested in the commercial production of ice cream then you can find out how its done by visiting this site. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/dairyedu/icmanu.html

Fruit and Veg for me!
Fruit and veg for me! is an Australian site which is an excellent resource for food technology work. Useful for "Which fruits would be good in your salad?"
www.fandvforme.com.au/homepage.htm

HALFMOON
Visit this web site to play the ancient Mayan game of chance Bul, (Useful for the "Does this game stop you from being bored?" units.)
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/maya/mayatg.html

HOVIS
Visit this web site to find out about bread manufacture
www.hovis.co.uk/hovis/f_educate.htm

ICECREAM
If your class becomes interested in making ice cream you can visit this site to find out how. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/dairyedu/homemade.html

ICECUBE
Visit this site so that you and your class can look at a melting ice cube and see where it's hot and where it's not. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
sirtf.caltech.edu/EPO/IRimages/icecube.html

Japanese
You and your class can find out about the Japanese tea ceremony and the artefacts used at this site. Useful for "How do you take your tea?"
www.holymtn.com/tea/Japanesetea.htm

M&Ms
This is a commercial site with many animated clips with engaging and amusing commentary. There is also a lot of useful information about these choclate sweets and how they are produced, packaged and sold.
www.m-ms.com/

MARMITE
Visit this web site to find out the history of Marmite, (Useful for "How do you like your toast?" unit)
www.accomodata.co.uk/marmite.htm

MUSHROOM
Visit this website to view a poster on tropical fruit that you can buy on line if you wish. Useful for "Which fruits would be good in your salad?"
www.gmushrooms.com/Posters/ExTropFruit.htm

Mr Kipling
Visit this site to find out about the wide range of pastry products produced by Mr Kipling.
www.mrkipling.co.uk

Mr Kipling packaging
Visit this site to find out how Mr Kipling has developed individual packaging for his fruit pies.
www.mrkipling.co.uk/revolution/

PEANUT
Visit this web site to find out the history of peanut butter. (Useful for the "How do you like your toast?" unit)
www.peanutbutterlovers.com

PEPSI
To find out about the manufacture of Pepsi Cola visit this site and choose the FAQ 'How do you make Pepsi?' There's lots of other information too. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
www.pepsi.com/current/index.html

PHYSICS
Visit this web site to find out about Newton's Law of Cooling. Click on Physics Dictionary and away you go. It's a great site for looking up all sorts of things. (Useful for "How do you like your toast?" and "How do you take your tea?")
physics.about.com/mbody.htm

SAINSBURY
Visit this website to find out about your local Sainsbury supermarket. There is a store locator that provides maps and you can email to find out about school visit arrangements.
www.sainsbury.co.uk

Sainsbury's
This is a brilliant site if you want to find out about food products. Go to http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/education/tasteofsuccess/Default.htm and click on Secondary. From there visit the Product Case Studies section of the site.
www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/education/tasteofsuccess/Default.htm

TESCO
Visit this website to find out about your local Tesco supermarket. There is a store locator where you enter your postcode to find your nearest store and you can email to find out about school visit arrangements.
www.tesco.com/storelocator/

TOASTER
Visit this web site to find out about the way toasters work by going to FAQs and clicking on How does my toaster work? You can also see toasters from 1900 to 2000 by clicking on the Cyber-Toaster Museum.
www.toaster.org

TROPFRUIT
Visit this website to find a wide range of recipes using tropical fruit:
www.tropicalfruitworld.com.au/store/welcome.cfm

Teabags
Visit this site to find out more about teabags. Useful for "How do you take your tea?"
www.nature.com/nsu/011004/011004-10.html

Tetley
Visit the *science bit* of the _tea and health_ section of this site to find out what Tetley have to say about tea and health and visit the *perfect cuppa* section of this site to find out what Tetley have to say about making tea with tea bags. Useful for "How do you take your tea?"
www.tetley.co.uk/index.htm

The British Nutrition Foundation
The British Nutrition Foundation is a charity that provides independent scientific information on the relationship between food, nutrition and health. Their website is bright and colourful with a large education section including nursery and primary phases.
www.nutrition.org.uk/

Tiptree Jams
You and your class can find out about a long established jam manufacturer by visiting this site. Useful for "What shape will your pastry be?"
www.tiptree.com

Turkish
You and your class can find out about Turkish tea at this site. Useful for "How do you take your tea?"
www.business-with-turkey.com/tourist-guide/tea.htm

Units
If you or any of your class get confused about the units of volume try looking at this site. Useful for "How will you store your favourite things?" and "How cool is your drink?" and "How do you take your tea?"
www.spacesciencegroup.nsula.edu/sotw/newlessons/default.asp?theme=math&pagename=volumeunits

WALLS
Gives history of Wall's Icecream and contains some useful facts such as the number of peas that you can fit around the M25.
www.birdseyewalls.co.uk

WEBFARM
On this website you can find the reasons lots of people give for liking their favourite fruit as much as they do. You can use this to help children in your class see written descriptions of varying quality! You could get your class to email the site with their reasons for liking a fruit.
www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/fruit.htm

WISDOM
Visit this web site to find out about the manufacture of margarine - just type "margarine" into the search engine and press return. Useful for "How do you like your toast?"
www.rudimentsofwisdom.com/