Science 
The students will do
an experiment using different temperatures and how long it would take for
things to cook.
-Four toaster ovens
-16
3x5 metal pans
-4
different Duncan Hines mixes
-Pencil
and paper
-Science
notebook
-Oven
mitts
Introduction: The teacher will draw three columns on the
blackboard. The first column will say, what
you know about temperature and cooking.
The second column will say, what you want to know about temperature and
cooking. The third column will be
filled in when they finished the experiment.
The heading will say what they found out about temperature and
cooking. The teacher will ask for
responses and he/she will record their responses in the appropriate columns on
the blackboard. Once the first two columns are filled in then the experiment
will begin.
Lesson: When the Jews left Egypt they did not have
time to let their yeast rise. They were
only able to cook their ‘bread’ for 18 minutes. In 18 minutes the yeast could not rise and therefore they ate
what they made which was called matzah.
The experiment, which the class will do, will test different
temperatures and how fast certain foods cook.
Students first will
predict how long it would take to cook the same size cake at different
temperatures. The students will be
split up into groups of four. Each
group will be given 4 different types of cake mixes to be cooked. They will make their predictions and then
place them in a toaster oven and see if their predictions are correct. The students will compare the results. The group will then create a graph showing
the temperatures and amount of time it took to cook the foods.
Closing Activity: The
students will fill in the third column on what they learned about the
experiment. The groups will also
present their graphs which they made.
They will explain which mix cooked faster. Which took the longest to bake.
*CAUTION: The teacher should make sure the student are very careful when they use the toaster oven. They should only use oven mitts to take hot items from the oven.
