Squash Taste Test

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the appearance of winter squash Students will be able to describe the flavor of winter squash Students will taste four kinds of winter squash ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What does it mean to have many varieties of the same crop? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Roast the squashes whole before class, […]

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Origins of Corn

OBJECTIVE To discuss human impact on the environment through corn from colonization to today ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How has modern corn come to be? How do humans impact our environment? How does our environment impact us? MATERIALS NEEDED For Tortillas: PROCEDURE Lay out tortilla materials in an assembly line with room for students to work, boil/heat […]

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Foraging

OBJECTIVE Students will gather and taste wild food Students will understand the challenges and rewards of gathering wild food ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are the challenges of foraging? What are the benefits of foraging for food? What was life like for hunter-gatherer societies? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Find sites of multiple wild edibles and create a handout […]

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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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