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Food Truck Project

This project is the best!!!!!!!!!!!

There have been a few Food Truck Projects on Facebook lately, and I wanted to get in on the fun.

I am not a teacher that likes to re-invent the wheel.

I just like to expand on it.

So, I went searching for a food truck project that was already created, and I found a really good one on UEN (Utah Education Network).  They have the worksheets and car pdf!!

I reworded the project to fit my needs.

My project had two rounds.

Round 1: Individual Challenge:

The students designed their own food truck. 

 They had to name it, color it, and come up with a menu that they would serve and prices (they had to pick one item to be their signature product). 

 Each student had to write a sales pitch that they would present to the class about their food truck and their signature product. 

 In order of lab groups, each student presented and the class voted on the best product and presentation of each lab group. 

 The winning food truck would be the recipe that we made in the Food Truck Lab.

 *Stress to your students that when they vote they are wanting each lab group to be successful. They need to vote so that each lab group is going to create the best product. They need to pick a product that will bring the group success.

Round 2: Group Challenge
Students were challenged to create their food product and serve their food product to 3 guest judges. 

 They also had to introduce themselves and explain their product to the judges.

Judges rated student on taste and presentation. 
(Use a basic taste and presentation rubric you can find those online)


Deep Fried Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Buffalo wings and Honey BBQ



Deep Fried Oreos (Birthday Cake, Regular and Peanut Butter)

Not Pictured (Deep Fried Grill Cheese) They were to die!!!! for I just forgot to take a picture :(

* The big thing for me is, I just did not do this project to fill time. I make every project like this fit my need. In my upper division culinary class students are studying cooking methods. All the foods that we created in this Food Truck Project had to be Deep Fried (Dry Cooking Method)

* I set a table for the judges, and the students also got to practice table serving skills.

* Also, sell it!!!!!!!!!!One presentation day, I got up and pretended to be the host of the Food Truck Race  tv show.  I introduced each student and each group in a funny way.

The students laughed and had a great time.

*Make a big deal about their work.

Learning and have fun is what it is all about.

 Be part of the learning do not just observe.

It will make all the difference!!

You make the choice about how cool the lab will be.

Good Luck!!!








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