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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? To continue experimenting with recipes and including different foods,the students were really engaged and I want this to continue.

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How did the context of baking a cake help engage your students in science and maths learning? The students didn't realise how much they use maths and science while baking. It build their confidence using maths and science concepts, a good way to intergrate these learning areas.

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“The class enjoyed this unit, I didn't focus on the science part. The focus was taste testing and adding more fruit/veg to our foods, how we do this and the experimenting. There were some good success and the students tried a number of different combinations and tried so many different fruits and veggies. I added nutrition to the unit and the healthy plate model.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? For us this came at the end of a healthy eating unit, it has helped to make them more aware of what is in their food and the products they/their families buy and the importance of looking at food labels to see what is in the product.

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How did the context of baking a cake help engage your students in science and maths learning? The need for exact measurements was an important aspect that they learned very quickly. The amount of carbon dioxide either too much or too little was an important factor in the overall texture and taste. The kids found that for the experiments lots of

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“This was a great project that really got the kids involved and motivated. They enjoyed researching different types of vegetable combinations to try. The experiments on the bubbles created by carbon dioxide and how that made mixtures rose engaged and motivated many to research more science experiments during lockdown learning that they tried with their families at home.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Within the food tech space we will be looking at all of the ways we can smuggle in vegetables to create healthier eating opportunities. I feel like this kit freed our students up to experiment more, to create their own experiments. It will lead nicely int

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How did the context of baking a cake help engage your students in science and maths learning? Bringing the concept of chemical reactions into the kitchen helped solidify our students' understanding of the difference between physical and chemical changes. Messing about with the recipes by swapping out 80g of base recipe ingredients and substituting

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“My students loved unlocking the scientific secrets of cake, and delighted at the idea of pulling the wool over toddlers' eyes by sneaking some veggies into cupcakes. The most surprising revelation? Peas taste better than apple when hidden in a cake (according to some palates).”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The class had lots of enthusiasm for sustainability and growing their own vegetables. Many are keen to get involved in the school garden, as we have our own garden at school. They are also keen to take more care of the school environment in general (as

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

How did the context of baking a cake help engage your students in science and maths learning? Lots of measurement ideas included (estimating, accuracy, units). Creativity and mixtures for Science. Exploring and risk were also good elements to use to push students to try new out new thinking.

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“Great school kit! Students loved the idea and the added challenge in the design process. Lots of creative scope with the activity provided and keen to think about ways to expand on the ideas, particularly linking with sustainability and food.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Information regarding this has been mentioned in detail in an earlier box filled in.

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How did the context of baking a cake help engage your students in science and maths learning? Learning about units of measurement for cooking as well as work on temperatures for cooking different food items and reasons behind this.

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“This was well received by our students, which led on to further work based around food items, how they are packaged and why to keep them as fresh as possible. We also looked at nutritional information that packaging provides us with and how this is helpful to us. In the future we are going to be designing packaging as part of technology, so lots of links to other curriculum areas which is always good.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Our term 4 inquiry focus all about food packaging and preservation.

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How did the context of baking a cake help engage your students in science and maths learning? Students loved the hands on element of this kit - being able to measure/weigh the ingredients and learn about the science experiment experience.

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“This was a great and engaging school kit. It was a great lead in for our inquiry focus for term 4 - food packaging. It was a great cross-curricular inquiry focus that we were able to do writing, reading and maths about.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I love that this will lead so beautifully into our school garden to table programme, giving students the understanding that recipes are not fixed, and with a proper understanding of the science and use of maths, you can make a recipe your own.

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How did the context of baking a cake help engage your students in science and maths learning? Breaking the ingredients down into 20g units was a great was for students to understand the compensation of ingredients. This kit fit perfectly into our kitchen science unit, discussing chemical and physical changes in the kitchen.

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“An amazing kit that managed to cross over so many curriculum areas. The kids loved it and learnt great theory and skill in the kitchen.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? So much more to delve in to with the science behind baking so that the students can truly see the reactions that underpin successful baking!

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How did the context of baking a cake help engage your students in science and maths learning? The maths and science that is throughout this kit is fantastic and had my students really thinking!

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“This was a great kit to get the kids involved. They enjoyed being able to experiment with the different ingredients and seeing how this played out. There is so much to explore in this kit that it could have successfully been used all Term. However we aimed to use it in Term 3 and had the time cut down dramatically due to lockdown. However I will endeavour to finish the kit in the start of Term 4 where possible so the students have a satisfying conclusion to the kit.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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