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Intel

Plugging into the Sun

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What's cooking? A sizzling STEM unit challenges scholars to build a solar cooker that can successfully cook an egg. The unit opens with a study of Earth's rotation, the sun's energy, and shadows. Pupils use a compass and thermometer to...
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Kumara Math

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners explore nutrition by completing math problems in class. In this food conversions lesson, students identify what the kumara plant is and how it can contribute to human health by regularly consuming an appropriate amount. Learners...
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Holy Mole

For Teachers K
Students discover Mexican culture by reading and cooking.  In this Central American History lesson, students read the book Holy Mole, and analyze the story by answering questions about plot, characters and even sound effects they...
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Tzedakah: How Can We Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students define what constitutes a nutritious meal, the price of a healthy meal, and understand that some people can't afford healthy meals. In this healthy meals lesson plan, students estimate and research the cost of a nutritious meal,...
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Bake, Boil, or Fry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write a journal entry about where there food comes from. In this Civil War lesson, students discuss journals, the crops grown within the U.S., the import/export process and what food preparation must have been like on a...
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Class Ketchup

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students describe statistics by conducting a class cooking activity. In this ketchup lesson plan, students conduct a class survey based on ketchup consumption habits by students. Students utilize tomatoes, water and a bottle to create...
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Creating a Web Cookbook

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use software to write a menu, including suggestions based on their own experiences cooking them, cultural and social context for their recipes and pictures or graphics. They shop for and cook the dinner for their families.
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The Well of Truth

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the Egyptian folktale, The Well of Truth. In this folktale lesson, 2nd graders read the tale and discuss the events from the text. Students write a diary entry from the point of view of a character in the text....
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Native American Foods

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore Native American foods.  In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students research the types of foods Native Americans across the country typically ate.  Students summarize a recipe in their own...
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Units and Measurement

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss the word weight, how much they weigh and the conccept of heavy and light. They hear the story of measurement and the metric system. They work in groups and measure and record items found in the classroom and use a...
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Immigration Unit

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...
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Solar Oven

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars construct a solar oven using cardboard, duct tape, aluminum foil and other materials. They use the solar oven to cook something and keep a journal of their project.