Learning objectives

Children will be able to:

• name a selection of different potato varieties and say where they are grown;
• describe different potato-based dishes, including how some of these taste;
• explain why different varieties of potato are better for certain dishes;
• make a simple potato salad using the bridge hold, snipping and mixing skills;
• identify where food from different dishes and meals, including potato salad, belongs on the Eatwell Guide and how it contributes to healthy eating;
• design, make and evaluate their own potato salad as a test for the final one they will make with their harvested crop (Harvested in June)

Potato project planner

The Potato project planner provides an overview of a six week block of work suitable for all UK schools.

The planner has been left as open as possible to allow for interpretation for any age group
e.g. 'create a chart' - type is not specified here so it could be a pictograph for younger pupils, a bar chart for slightly older and a line graph for the oldest pupils.

Adapted to fit with the curriculum for England, Scotland & Wales

To help you deliver the block of work we have developed a series of Lesson ideas sheets that detail the various curriculum activities for each of the six weeks.

There are three version of the lesson ideas sheets to fit with the three different curricula for England, Scotland and Wales.

Observation sheet

This is where you record your growing plants progress.

It is important that you start observing and recording your growing plants at the beginning of the project, using the potato plant observation sheet, the children will then have the data needed to complete the graph work at the end of the project.