Stone Soup

OBJECTIVE Students will connect the story of Stone Soup to their own school garden or local farm Students will take part in the process of farm/garden to fork ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Why is sharing important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Make stone soup prior to the lesson Introduction: Students sit in a circle […]

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Food Molecules

OBJECTIVE Students will learn how molecules react in physical and chemical changes through examples of familiar food by baking bread and making butter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are food molecules?How can we change carbohydrates, proteins, and fats when we make food? MATERIALS NEEDED Bread: Butter: PROCEDURE Preheat the oven and lay out materials on a spare, […]

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Eating a Rainbow Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will know that eating a variety of colors, and therefore fruits and vegetables, gives their bodies a variety of nutrients. Students will understand that a variety of foods provide for the unique needs of each of the systems in our bodies. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do we eat food? Why do foods have colors? […]

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