AS 91357

Iron Man Food

Make an iron-rich athlete snack or dessert to sell in cafes and gyms.

Technology 2.4 - Undertake effective development to make and trial a prototype.

ASSESSMENT TASK - STUDENT EXEMPLAR

Exemplars showing how others have tackled it.

91357 L2 TASK Prototype
MK Student - 91357 L2 Prototype Spirulina FILLED IN

THE BRIEF

If you want to change the brief, negotiate with your teacher.

Copy of 91357 Brief Chocolate Bar
Vegan Snickers
91357 Brief Iron Man

RECIPES TO INVESTIGATE...

Experiment with different recipes to get an idea of suitable ingredients and processes for your athlete snack. Search your own...

INGREDIENTS

1 cup raw almonds

1 cup dates

2 tsp spirulina powder

2 Tbsp hemp seeds

pinch of sea salt

INGREDIENTS

½ cup pistachios

½ cup pumpkin seeds

¾ cup shredded coconut

2 Tbsp orange juice

¼ cup hemp hearts

¼ cup coconut oil

1 tsp spirulina powder

1 cup dates, chopped

Recipe Development - Record your ideas

Prototype Recipes
Recipe Development

EVALUATE & CHOOSE

Evaluate possible ingredients and processes for the iron-rich athlete snack.

Choose the best ingredients and processes for your iron-rich athlete snack.

Use recipes and research to EVALUATE possible ingredients and processes for your iron-rich athlete snack. CHOOSE the best ones to try out.

Ingredients

In your portfolio: Keep a record of recipes and different ingredients you have evaluated. Indicate which ingredients you have chosen to try out and why, and which ones you have rejected, and why.

Some points to consider about different ingredients:

  • Are they locally grown?

  • Are they gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free?

  • Are they iron-rich, wholegrain and supporting health?

  • How do they look and taste? Do they give results your stakeholders would like?

  • How easily are they cooked/prepared into your iron-rich athlete snack? Do I have the necessary tools/equipment to work with these ingredients?

Processes

In your portfolio: Keep a record of cooking methods and other processes you have evaluated in your portfolio. Indicate which processes you have chosen to try out and why, and which ones you have rejected, and why.

Some points to consider about different processes::

  • Do I have the tools/equipment needed for this process?

  • Can I do it the same every time so my outcome is consistent?

  • Does it preserve the quality/health benefits of the food?

  • How practical is it, how long does it take? Will it make the outcome too expensive?

Evaluation Sheet

Write down your evaluations. . Include photos or screenshots of research or recipes. You can use this template if you want to. Paste into your portfolio 📗

TRIALS & TESTS

Compare different ingredients. Compare different processes.

Try it out, see how it goes.

Using the ingredients and processes you evaluated and chose, conduct tests and trials to see how they perform.

Ingredients:

For example, you may try out 3 different sweeteners in a dessert (keeping everything else the same), and get customers to blind-taste each one. Use the feedback to inform your decision making.

What ingredient tests will you do? Write down your results in your portfolio.

Processes:

For example, you may try making a component by hand or using a food processor, blender or Thermomix to automate the process. Compare the results. Make an informed decision on the best processes to use.

What processing tests will you do? Write down your results in your portfolio.

Tests & Trials Sheet

Write down what tests and trials you did and what your results were. You can use this template if you want to. Paste into your portfolio. 📗

Outcome Development Trials

Tests and Trials

Student tests different ingredients in the pastry in small batches - each tray marked 1-6. Different processes are used - some baked with "baking beans" (above), others without. Also different cooking times and temperatures trialled.

Once the best pastry is chosen (customers try them), student manufactures a large pie with the best pastry from the trials.

STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK

Combine stakeholder feedback and your results from ongoing tests and trials to make the best possible iron-rich athlete snack.

Feedback, feedback, feedback.

Get feedback from your key stakeholder all the way. Write it down.

Get feedback from experts, end-users and all kinds of stakeholders.

Consider stakeholder feedback in all your decisions.

Feedback Sheet

Record all your feedback from your key stakeholder.

Record any other feedback from other stakeholders, customers and experts.

You can use this template if you want to.

Paste into your portfolio. 📗

TRIAL YOUR SNACK/DESSERT IN CONTEXT

Social environment - people who will be interacting with the outcome. Physical environment - where the outcome will be situated.

Trialling your product in context

Trial your iron-rich athlete snack in its intended social environment (the people who will be interacting with the outcome), and physical environment (where the outcome will be situated).

Record these trials, and the results of them in your portfolio. What did you learn? How did this inform your prototyping and product development? What decisions did you make as a result? 📗

ACCEPT OR MODIFY?

Justify your decisions to accept or modify your prototype.

Is your prototype fit for purpose, or does it need to be modified?

State whether you accept your prototype, and the manufacturing process you have developed for it, or whether it needs to be modified.

Give your reasons. Include reasons from:

  • Stakeholder feedback

  • Results from your tests and trials

  • Results from trialing your prototype in context

You can use this template if you like. Paste your decisions into your portolio.📗

SPECIFICATIONS

Justify your your prototype meets your specifications.

Justify your specifications are met

Justify that each of your specifications has been met. Explain how you met them. You may like to use this template. Paste your final specifications, and your justification that they have been met into your portfolio.

PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST

Make sure your portfolio includes your prototyping journey.

Keep a journal of your progress.

Photos with descriptions of what you did and why are a great way to tell your story.

Make sure your portfolio includes all the following:

  • The brief that you used. (State who your key stakeholder is.)

  • The final recipe and planned manufacturing process.

  • Evidence of all your:

    • evaluations (of different ingredients and processes you could use)

    • tests (of different ingredients and processes)

    • trials (of your prototype in its intended social and physical context)

    • decisions (always include stakeholder feedback)

  • Justification that your athlete snack/dessert is fit for purpose or that it should be modified.

  • A final list of specifications, justifying that each one has been met.

What to hand in...

Your final iron-rich athlete snack containing spirulina, that is suitable to be sold in cafes and gyms.

Your portfolio.

PORTFOLIO EXEMPLARS

How others have organised their portfolios...

LL Pastry Techniques.pdf
LL Pastry Trials
LL Pastry Trials 2.pdf
LL Pie Trials.pdf