GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition - Revision

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Level	Board	Subject	Paper	Assessment Type	Length	% of Course
GCSE	AQA	Food Preparation and Nutrition	Paper 1: Food preparation and nutrition	Examination	1 hour 45 mins	50%
			NEA Task 1: Food  investigation	Internal Assessment	10 hours	15%
			NEA Task 2: Food  Preparation assessment	Internal Assessment	20 hours	35%

Specific strategies

• Complete past papers.
• Spaced learning (little and often).
• Flash cards with key terms and key questions.
• Exam questions in various ways: open book, closed book, read question, find/ review information, complete timed question and timed closed book.
• Mind maps.
• FOR ALL – use mark schemes to assess and improve.

Revision areas

For each nutrient (Protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) you should understand theory relating to:

• Food safety
• Food nutrition
• Food science
• Food choice
• Food provenance

A detailed revision list can be found here.

Study Guides / Websites

AQA GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition: Revision Guide by Anita Tull, ISBN 9781908682802. You can buy a copy from here.

• BBC Teach: (https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/design-and-technology-gcse-food-preparation-and-nutrition/zvjh8xs)
• Food a fact of life (https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/14-16-years/)
• The CATalogue (GCSE Food Prep and Nutrition)