Textbook
Chapter 1: Scientific skills
Chapter 2: Humans
Chapter 3: Microorganisms
Chapter 4: Interaction Among Living Things
Chapter 5: Preservation and Conservation
Chapter 6: Force
Chapter 7: Speed
Chapter 8: Food Preservation Technology
Chapter 9: Waste Materials
Chapter 10: Eclipse
Chapter 11: Galaxy
Chapter 12: Stability and Strength
Chapter 13: Technology
Chapter 8: Food Preservation Technology
What you need to learn in this chapter
In this chapter, we will learn about food preservation technology.
First, we will understand what happens when food spoils.
Spoiled food can have characteristics like a bad smell, mold, or a strange taste.
Then, we will learn about the purpose of food preservation.
Food preservation helps to keep food fresh and safe to eat for a longer time.
We will also learn that microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, can cause food spoilage.
By studying this chapter, we will understand how to prevent food from spoiling and keep it safe to eat.
Topics in this chapter
1. Food Spoilage
What you will learn in this topic
- Explain with examples the characteristics of spoiled food
- State that food spoilage is caused by the action of microorganisms
- Explain the observations of food spoilage through written or verbal forms, sketches or ICT in a creative way
2. Food Preservation
What you will learn in this topic
- Describe the purpose of food preservation
- Relate the methods of food preservation with the factors that affect the growth of microorganisms
- Carry out food preservation projects on a type of food using various methods
- Summarise that some food can be preserved using more than one preservation methods
- Make generalisation that some food can be preserved by combining more than one preservation methods
- Describe the importance of food preservation technology to fulfill the needs of food supply
- Explain the observations of food preservation through written or verbal forms, sketches or ICT in a creative way
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