1.27 Invent Your Own Cereal
This is Lesson 1.27 (“Invent Your Own Cereal”) from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the National FFA Mentoring Program’s “Field to Fork” unit. In this one-on-one mentoring activity, the student learns about new product research and development and product promotion by designing their own cereal box, including a creative title, ingredients, nutritional information, and appealing packaging.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Discuss the process of new product research and development.
- Name three ways that new products are promoted.
- Time required
- 30-45 minutes
- Materials
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- Empty cereal box
- Construction paper
- Brightly colored markers
- Glue
- Scissors
- 3 to 5 examples of cereal advertisements (ads, commercials, etc.)
- Unit
- Field to Fork
- Lesson Type
- One-on-One
- Precepts
- C. Vision; C2. Conceptualize ideas; C5. Persuade others to commit
- Key Terms
- Product promotion, Advertisement
- Resources
- Video – "From Concept to Consumer: Food Product Development" 21:40 min., Institute of Food Technologists (IFT); "Food Fight!" The Science Behind Our Food (http://apps.caes.uga.edu/sbof/main/lessonPlan/DevCompGuidelines_Teacher.pdf); National FFA Organization. (2003). LifeKnowledge Precepts and Signs of Success.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.03.02.aUse various conceptualizing tools.
- FPP.03.01.07.bPlan and create a new food product.
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NSS-EC.K-4.7Markets and Market Prices
- NSS-EC.K-4.8Supply and Demand
- NSS-EC.K-4.9Competition in the Marketplace