Think
What do I really want to find out?
Look at the information. Is it useful?
What are the main steps for an egg to get to the shops? Write the keywords and draw on a flow chart.
What did you learn? (NSW Dept Ed., 2007)
Glossary
Chaff - bits of straw left after wheat heads are separated from the stalk
Flour - powder used for bakingmade from wheat
Furrows - shallow trenches
Grains - dry seeds produced by cereal grasses like wheat
Harvested - crops are picked
Mill - a machine used to grind grain into flour
Sowing - planting crops
Wheat - a tall grass plant that is used to make cereal and flour
Chaff - bits of straw left after wheat heads are separated from the stalk
Flour - powder used for bakingmade from wheat
Furrows - shallow trenches
Grains - dry seeds produced by cereal grasses like wheat
Harvested - crops are picked
Mill - a machine used to grind grain into flour
Sowing - planting crops
Wheat - a tall grass plant that is used to make cereal and flour
Reference Sources
Dictionary - Yahoo! Kids
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Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Kids
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Non fiction Sources - Look for these books in our school library
Grains to Bread
(641.8 SNY)
Written by Inez Snyder
Learn how grains are turned into flour and then bread. This book has large writing and clear pictures.
(641.8 SNY)
Written by Inez Snyder
Learn how grains are turned into flour and then bread. This book has large writing and clear pictures.
From Wheat to Bread
(641.8 TAU)
Written by Stacy Taus-Bolstad
Food starts at the farm and ends up on your plate. Find out about growing wheat, harvesting, milling, transporting and cooking flour. This book has colourful photos and well spaced writing.
(641.8 TAU)
Written by Stacy Taus-Bolstad
Food starts at the farm and ends up on your plate. Find out about growing wheat, harvesting, milling, transporting and cooking flour. This book has colourful photos and well spaced writing.
Online Resources
How is it made
Discover how wheat is grown and what happens at the mill. The detailed information is 'hidden behind the numbers' on the mill.
http://www.botham.co.uk/seed/how.htm
Farm to Market: Wheat
Watch wheat being harvested and prepared to be made into flour. This video leaves out the milling process but shows a range of foods made from wheat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae_OBMFkaEA&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Search Engine - Search engines give you a list of websites that might help you find useful information.
Boolify
This search engine helps you to make clever searches. Drag the green box and type in keywords from the glossary above. We will explore together how to help the search engine find the best information for you using the other coloured boxes.