Food Safety Scenarios

Lesson Content

• Lesson Plan Template:

  CTE Lesson Plan

• CTE Course Info and Benchmark Notes

  
  

  Program Title (as applicable): Fundamentals of Culinary Careers

  Course Title: Fundamentals of Culinary Careers

  Course Number: 8809200

  Career Cluster: Hospitality and Tourism

  CIP Number: 0420040106

  Course Type: EXPL- MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Unit Outline

  
  

  This lesson is designed to be used with the case study, “A Catering Dilemma.” See CPALMS resource ID#214951.

• Career Connection

  
  

  This lesson builds on the skills of teamwork, communication and decision making. In the culinary field, it is important for all members of the team to focus on and practice proper food safety and sanitation procedures. This lesson will help students develop foundational knowledge for these practices.

• Learning Objectives

  
  

  Students will be able to:

  • Discuss the importance of food safety in food preparation and catering operations.
  • Role play and present a scenario that demonstrates how to make informed decisions regarding food handling, storage, and safety.

• Prior Knowledge

  
  

  Students should be familiar with/able to:

  • Basic food safety and sanitation (ex: hand washing, separating food, food temperatures and so forth)

• Guiding Questions

  
  

  1. Why is food safety crucial in the culinary industry?

  2. What are some common challenges in maintaining food safety?

  3. How can teamwork improve food safety in a kitchen?

  4. What role do regulations play in food safety?

• Procedure

  
  
  1. Begin the lesson by engaging students with a class poll to assess their prior knowledge and generate interest in the food safety topic. Have students provide a thumbs up to indicate that they agree or thumbs down to indicate that they disagree with each of the following statements. After each statement, have student volunteers share out the reasons for their response.
     • Foodborne illnesses are 100% preventable with the right practices and procedures in place.
     • Improper food safety can result in cuts, burns and more serious accidents.
     • Food storage guidelines are loose suggestions that can be handled on a case-by-case basis.
  2. Introduce the case study, “A Catering Dilemma,” (see CPALMS resource ID#215249) and provide each student a copy. Provide students time to read independently or in small groups. As students read, have them take notes about some of the food safety and sanitation issues presented in the case study and how they would address them.
  3. Pose the following discussion questions about the case study.
     • Whose responsibility is it to prevent foodborne illness like the one described?
     • What other options should Mark and Victoria have considered?
     • How can a catering company prevent and plan for these types of circumstances?
     • What other actions should Victoria have taken to prevent foodborne illness?
  4. Divide the class into six groups and provide each group with a scenario to role play, found on the Food Safety Scenario attachment. Instruct each group to read the scenario, assign roles (some roles can be made up like an extra server or customer) and plan for a short role-play in which they identify the food safety issue and then act out the scenario with an appropriate response.
  5. Provide groups time to formulate their scenarios and then have each present to the class.
     • While groups present, involve the audience by asking them to identify the concern being presented and then rate the response on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being a low score and 5 being the highest score. For anyone that scores a group with a 3 or less, have them explain why and what actions they believe would provide a better rating.
  6. Conclude the lesson by providing students with the attached Exit Ticket. The Exit Ticket include the following reflection questions.
     • What do you believe are the top three most important food safety procedures to follow?
     • How can you apply these skills to your everyday life?
     • How will practicing these skills help you in a future culinary career?

• Teacher Notes

  
  
  • Teachers can choose to assign groups for the role-play or allow students to self-select.