On 3/10/2012 1:04 PM, Tara wrote:
> My class studies heat. As part of that unit, they need to understand
> conduction of heat and that heat changes matter. Cooking is a great
> way to reinforce those two concepts, as well as measurement and
> elapsed time. I brought in my bread machine and a box of bread mix.
> The whole hallway smelled heavenly. I have done this for several
> years, and my kids always get so excited.
>
> Tara


It's amazing how much kids don't know about the origins of their food.

Making bread, applesauce, butter, ice cream, etc. just amazes them. A
friend who taught in a very poor rural district in VT did all of the
above with her classes and what surprised her the most was that they had
no idea that pickles were made from cucumbers.

gloria p