M McGough

As part of an Exploring World Food unit, S1 Home Economics classes have been attending the library to carry out research on Scotland. The Home Economics department provided pupils with a handout which contained information on the history of Scottish foods and cooking methods, Scottish baking traditions and modern cuisine. Pupils were then set the task of using library resources to gather more information on Scottish food, history, the geography of the country, traditional costume and famous Scots. Each class enjoyed working on the project and used a variety of texts and websites to glean relevant and interesting facts about Scotland.

The Foods of Scotland unit acts as an introduction to Scottish culture and tradition ahead of the S1 ‘Celebration of Scotland’ in November. It works alongside Scotland projects run by various departments throughout the S1 school year like Scottish music traditions, Scottish scientists and the Vikings in Scotland.