Ice Cream: It's All in the Bag!
In this article, the author considers reasons why young children might not be able to or may not want to participate in activities like cooking labs. The children may be concerned about ... See More
In this article, the author considers reasons why young children might not be able to or may not want to participate in activities like cooking labs. The children may be concerned about getting dirty because the activity is too messy, or they may have an undiagnosed phobia. Whatever the reasons, the author suggests ways to draw students into classroom activities. Many science concepts can be covered during cooking labs.
For instance, if you have never tried making ice cream in your classroom as a way to teach about the properties of matter, this article has a lesson plan and recipe for you to try. You even have the option of including fresh or frozen fruit. This cooking lab can also be used to learn about energy transfer.