Culinary

Grains Unit: Day 2 Grains Cooking Lab

WheatBerriesUpClose

This lesson is the second lesson of the grains unit. It is a grains cookery lab where each lab group makes a different grains dish and the class samples and taste tests them all.

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Grains Unit: Day 1 Introduction

Grains Samples

Need ideas for your grains unit? Look no further! Taste tests, power points, videos, labs, and unit quizzes.

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“Chopped”

Chopped Logo

Ever seen the television show "Chopped"? My students love to watch it and have been bugging me to let them compete in our class. However, with large classes, short bells, and limited budget, it was proving to be a bit difficult. However, I think I have figured out a good way...

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Thanksgiving Ideas for your Classroom

Fall Pumpkin Pie

The holiday season can be stressful for us as the students get riled up in anticipation of school break, classes get shorter making it hard to cram our lessons into half days, and our personal lives get busy. I personally view holidays as a way to celebrate with students and take some of the...

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Creepy Crawly Yummy Bug Recipes

Cricket

In many parts of the world people eat insects as part of their daily diets. Bugs are high in protein and have even been stated as possibly being the answer to the world's hunger problems. Let your students decide for themselves by exploring entomophagy (bug eating) through this fear facing f0od lesson.

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Sandwich Glog Project

Panini Gloster

Tired of messy physical posters? Introducing Glogs--virtual, interactive posters that don't take up physical space and are a blast to create. Use this new virtual poster technology with any subject! This lesson is a fast, fun way to teach students about sandwiches and incorporate technology all at the same time!

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Vanilla Lesson Plan

Vanilla Lesson Plan

Vanilla is expensive and vanilla beans even more so. This is a great lesson to teach students about vanilla without breaking the bank. One vanilla bean required!

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Subway Economics

Subway

This lesson follows a case study of a busy couple that is challenged by one of their coworker's to figure out whether it is cheaper to make sandwiches or buy them from Subway. Students get a chance to apply their critical thinking & problem solving skills to a practical problem as well as get...

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Food Borne Illness Animoto Project

Food Borne Illness Animoto Project

This is an investigative project for students to research specific food borne illnesses in more depth and then visually showcase them through Animoto, a free site that turns photos and video clips into professional video slideshows in minutes.

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Meatball Lab

Meatball Lab

Time Frame: 1.5 Hour block Objective The student will prepare and evaluate a recipe of meatballs according to the skills and techniques they have learned in meat cookery. Set Show a short video on how to make meatballs like this one from YouTube. Materials Amazon.com Widgets Instructions Each lab group will be making a...

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