Manufacturing grain products: unit resources

Online:

• http://www.gograins.com.au
  Go Grains Health & Nutrition Website
• http://www.gograins.com.au/grainsnutrition/ie/index.html
  Go Grains ‘Explore Grains & Legumes’ education webpage.
• http://www.fao.org/rice2004/index_en.htm
  This web site contains a variety of information, images and quizzes about rice, and other grain products, which may be useful to extend students' knowledge about grains.
• http://www.tiptop.com.au
  Tip Top web site, visit the Virtual bakery, which shows step-by-step process of bread making.
• http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-food-guide-guide2.htm
  This web site presents the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating as a pie chart.
• http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-food-guide-whatis.htm
  This web site provides additional information about the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.
• http://www.bri.com.au
  BRI Australia web site.
• http://www.kondinin.com.au
  The Workboot series: Wheat resource kit.
• http://www.sunrice.com.au
  Information and good pictures about rice.
• http://www.passionforpulses.com
  Information about pulses plus recipes.
• http://www.wheatfoods.org
  Information on wheat varieties, wheat products and nutrition.
• http://www.clima.uwa.edu.au/schools
  Web site with lots of information about legumes and opportunities for trialling teacher materials.
• http://www.foodsubs.com/FGGrains.html
  Information and clear images of grains.
• http://wheatmania.com/general.asp?id=20
  Look up facts, learn about growing and harvesting wheat, recipes and activities.

Nutrition sites for children

• http://www.freshforkids.com.au/
• http://www.kidshealthandfitness.org.au/

Worksheets

• Worksheet 1 (20K PDF): 48 Hour eating diary
• Worksheet 2 (20K PDF): Australian Guide to Healthy Eating template

Fact files

• Fact file 1: The five core food groups
• Fact file 2: Grains
• Fact file 3: Legumes
• Fact file 4: Nutrition
• Fact file 5: Staple foods
• Fact file 6: Wheat
• Fact file 7: Rice
• Fact file 8: Oats
• Fact file 9: Maize (corn)
• Fact file 10: Barley
• Fact file 11: Sorghum
• Fact file 12: Rye
• Fact file 13: Lentils
• Fact file 14: Peas
• Fact file 15: Beans

Teaching Strategies

• Teaching Strategies (250K PDF): detailing approaches for using concept maps, mind maps, KWL, Y charts, retrieval charts, likert scale, note taking strategies, discussion, questioning and working with cooperative groups.

Other:

• Variety of grains available from supermarkets, health food or produce stores.
• Video of milling process of wheat: Grains and Flour, Video Education Australasia (Middle Secondary).
• Health food stores.
• Local cake shop/bakery.