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Kitchen Vocabulary Words
Working in groups of four, class members sort cards, labeled with kitchen equipment vocabulary words, into groups based on function, i.e., mixing tools, measurement tools, serving tools, baking pans, stove top pans, or preparation tools....
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Kitchen Equip and Lab Procedures - Level I
If students use and store kitchen equipment appropriately as well as utilize sanitary work habits, the foods laboratory will be a safe and easy place to work. See Preface Materials: As a motivator ask: "Why should I worry whether or not...
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Kitchen Equip and Lab Procedures - Level I
Students, in groups, record at least four pieces of equipment that fit a specified category as well as a safety tip to observe when using the equipment.
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Foods II Introductory Review Practical Test
Young scholars have a lab experience preparing a recipe demonstrating the techniques learned from Foods I. They identify and explain the appropriate use and care of basic kitchen equipment. They apply the skills and techniques of...
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Kitchen Work Centers - Level II
Ninth graders apply the skills of kitchen equipment and management.
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Foods ll Introductory Review
Ninth graders identify and explain the appropriate use and care of basic kitchen equipment. They assess their skill level to determine to what extent to cover the basics in kitchen equipment, microwave cooking, abbreviations,...
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Kitchen Introduction Unit Test
Learners complete a test demonstrating their knowledge of kitchen safety, sanitation, equipment, measuring, cooking terms, abbreviations, substitutions, equivalents, reading and parts of a recipe, and the microwave oven.
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Kitchen Math - Levels I & II
Identify appropriate abbreviations, food-measurement terminology, techniques, equivalents, and calculate recipe-size adjustments and demonstrate proper measuring techniques. Identify abbreviations Compute equivalents Identify measuring...
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Cooking Lesson Plans
Get cooking with some preschool and kindergarten-based cooking lesson plans. As young cooks follow the directions on the recipes, they practice hand-eye coordination, measurement, counting, and nutritional eating.
Food a Fact of Life
Deli Salads
The challenge in this foods lesson plan is staying organized in the kitchen while preparing a vegetable couscous salad or a layered pasta salad. Young cooks work in teams to prepare these nutritious meals.
Food a Fact of Life
Batch Bake
Sweet and savory muffins, yum. Young bakers bake batches of these tasty treats to demonstrate their competence in the kitchen. A real recipe for success.
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Home Living/ Daily Living: Cooking Mastery
Learning to cook, follow directions, and presenting information are skills every body needs to know. Learners complete a recipe-in-a-jar activity to hone these life skills. They follow the directions, choose and use correct measurement...
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What's It Worth? Thinking About Weights and Measures
Students examine how weights and measures can be used to assess value, that traders must be wary of fraudulent practices, and appreciate the Akan weights as works of art.
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Microwave Magic
The microwave is a staple in many American households, but how exactly does it work? Approach this question from a scientific and practical standpoint, and discover cooking strategies, recipes, and methodologies for the standard...
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Make Your Own Glue
You won't regret being stuck with this activity. By mixing a variety of household items, pupils create their own glue. They test the tensile strength of their glue and compare it to that of other adhesives.
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Plastic Wrap
Young scholars compare the price and quality of different kinds of plastic kitchen wraps and then rank them from best to worst. They take into account how well it comes out of the roll, if it seals well, it is tangles, how much weight...
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Chymosin Demonstration
Students perform a demonstration which provides an example of the use of a protein produced by biotechnology for making ice cream, custard, and cheese.
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Chef for a Day
Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.
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Marshmallows
Third graders estimate the volume and mass of one marshmallow using appropriate standard units. They design and carry out an investigation to find the average of volume/mass of one marshmallow.
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Weights
Students find an object that they estimate weighs 20g and check estimates on the balance scales. They read the problem and work in pairs focusing their understanding on the size of grams.