Aims and objectives
This set of activities are aimed at challenging pupils' ideas and understanding about where familiar foodstuffs come from.

Previous knowledge
No previous knowledge is required for these activities.

In the classroom
Where does food come from? Have you ever wondered, when you sit down to eat a meal, how many different stages your food has gone through before arriving on your plate? Well, now you can find out how one popular foodstuff is made. Have a go and see if you can identify all the stages of manufacture correctly.

There are two versions of this activity: an open ended version (where the pictures can be placed in any order and the results discussed with the pupil) and a closed version (where there is only one 'correct' answer- the pictures will spring back if not placed in the right position). This is the closed version.

There are three levels; each getting harder as the number of pictures to be put in the right order increases.

Each picture has a surprise! Move the mouse over each one to find out what it is! You will also hear a short description of what's happening in that picture and see a text version.

To move the pictures, drag and drop each one into one of the boxes below. Do this by placing the mouse over each picture; hold down the left hand button and keep it held down. Move the mouse to the box where you want the picture to go then release the button. The picture will spring back to its original position if not in the correct place.

This activity is well-suited for use with an interactive whiteboard for large group or whole class teaching.

When you have put all of the pictures into the boxes, you can click the Print button to print out a copy of your work. Printing may take some time – so please be patient!

All pupil work can be printed out from the resource. The printouts can be used for assessment or recording purposes or even used to support a classroom display to extend pupil learning.

Curriculum references
Science - KS2
Sc1 1a, 2b
Sc2 3, 5d, e