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Measurement & Butter Chicken

Students will work individually and in groups to better understand how to convert measurement units, weigh products, and measure by increasing or decreasing ingredients based on serving size for butter chicken.     Lesson Topics: Measurement, conversions, butter chicken Curricular Connections: Common Core English Language Arts: Grades 3-5 Informational Text: Key Ideas and Details (Standard […]

Let’s Tacobout Tacos

Students will better understand the cuisine of other cultures by learning about the origin of tacos and by comparing and contrasting different ingredients used in tacos (such as corn and flour tortillas).     What Pilot Light Teachers are saying: “The Pilot Light lesson gave my students the opportunity to prepare a simple new dish […]

Where in the World? Food Sources and Origins

Students will learn more about geography by identifying areas of the world where food is produced, identifying networks of food movement, and making inferences about how food goes from farm to table.     What Pilot Light Teachers are saying: “The students were able to see the contributions that different cultures have brought from around […]

What’s In Your Hot Chips?

Students will better understand nutrition labels and healthy alternatives by comparing and contrasting nutrition labels from two brand name snack foods (chips) and by creating their own healthy version of hot chips using a variety of spices.     What Pilot Light Teachers are saying: “I believe this lesson advanced their thinking as far as […]

What Am I Eating?

Students will use the skills of comparing and contrasting to evaluate nutrition labels (functional/informational texts) of a variety of foods. What Pilot Light Teachers are saying: “Students now pay attention to nutrition labels on items especially those students who bring an abundance of snacks to lunch.” -4th grade English Language Arts teacher Lesson Topics: Nutrition […]

Titanic Proportions and Scaling

Students will better understand food’s role in our history and food’s relation to socio-economic status by interpreting and scaling recipes used both on the Titanic and in their schools.       Lesson Topics: Proportions, scaling, social class, socio-economic status, scones, Titanic, mass production Curricular Connections: Common Core English Language Arts: Grades 3-5 Informational Text: […]

The Green in Me

Students will better understand how to make healthier choices when choosing meals and snacks by: – developing and advocating for strategies that will promote a healthy lifestyle for themselves, their families, and their communities – creating smoothies using fresh produce (from the school garden if available) What Pilot Light Teachers are saying: “It was very […]

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