Knife Skills and Prep for MasterChef Starts Tueday

On Tuesday, we will learn knife skills- the last section of our Food Studies Unit before our MasterChef Competition on May 15th.

This Youtube clip will be one of the stations in preparing you to practice knife skills with Ms. House and Ms. Holms.

By the end of the morning, we'll have a delicious vegetable salad with perfectly cut vegetables to share.

This is all part of Applied Skills, Design and Technology (ASDT) and Health Education. There will be more budgeting and measuring in various units which will tie in to our Math units on data and measurement.

Fresh Ideas to Include More Nutrition in Common Meals

It was a real treat to have Amelia's mom, Vanessa, spend the morning with us! She helped us learn how to turn simple pasta dishes into healthy super foods. We made zuchini pasta, spaghetti out of squash, fresh nut-free pesto, fresh tomato sauce, and soba noodle salad with a zesty orange-miso dressing. 

Students had opportunities to chop, dice, stir and slice their way to a delicious mid-morning meal.

Students, I hope you'll try these healthy dishes at home.

We are almost ready for Masterchef!

Thank you Vanessa.

Using the spiralizer

Shredding spaghetti squash.

Edamame, cilantro, and soba salad prep.

Add a little boconccini and our main dish is ready!

 

 

 

 

Health Research Posters- Presentations on Wednesday, April 26th

Please be ready to share your health posters with your peers tomorrow!
Here is a link to the handout:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_CJszlQ2AePUVpjWC0tNW5UbGM/view?usp=sharing


Presentations are short,and clear explanations of your theory about how to eat healthy. Please check the handout link for evaluation criteria.

Class Photos Tomorrow

Class photos will take place tomorrow, rain or shine.

Dutch Pannekoeks- Delicious!

What a pleasure to welcome Tanya, Morgan's mom, to our school kitchen last week to talk about Dutch cooking and teach us how to use the gas stove to make our own! We topped them with Gouda, bacon, maple syrup, and icing sugar to name a few. We practiced our flipping techniques too!

 

Chinese Culture and Cooking

Thanks to Cynthia Lui for sharing her Chinese culture and cooking with us today. We learned a lot about traditions, mastered chopsticks,  and tasted delicious dishes. A very memorable afternoon!

Tasting shrimp chips and clementines- yum!

Re-enacting a Chinese tea ceremony- Raakin and Amelia are trying to honour their "parents" Gavin and Kristina.

Chopstick practice with gummy bears.

Spinach and tofu and Chinese chicken wings- a hit with the whole class.

Thank you Cynthia for sharing your stories and cooking with us!

 

 
 

 

 

Newton's Laws of Force and Motion Test is postponed to Thursday, April 13th

Due to the many exciting cooking demos we have this week, I am postponing the Newton's Laws test until Thursday, April 13th.


Please study the following:
This video on balanced and unbalanced forces:
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/forces-newtons-laws/balanced-unbalanced-forces/v/balanced-and-unbalanced-forces
Can you identify which images show balanced and unbalanced forces?

Vocabulary:

force

motion

net force- the winning force 

unbalanced forces

balanced forces

velocity

mass

newtons as a form of measurement

Concepts:
types of forces; gravity, friction, pushing, pulling

How our STEM catapults and Newton's Cradles labs explain specific Newton's laws

Sample Questions:

•  What is the difference between motion caused by balanced forces and motion caused by unbalanced forces?
• How are balanced and unbalanced forces evident in your life and activities?
• Define Newton’s three laws of motion. Give an example of each law.

Amazing Hands-on Learning about Vietnamese Cooking Today!

Thanks to Gavin's mom Lynn, we had a really fun morning learning all about Vietnamese cuisine. The big question was: Do you live to eat or Do you eat to live? 

We learned about tropical fruits, the importance of farmers, and gained a renewed appreciation for how hard it is to grow food and get it from the farm to the table. 

Thank you Lynn for volunteering to come in to do this food lesson with us today.

Lynn made her own dipping sauce and told us all about rice paper: how it is made and what it can be used for once you dip it in water.

Salak, or snake fruit: delicious and full of iron.

 Herbs like basil and mint are prevalent and aid in digestion. We tasted jicama too- so juicy!

 

 
 

Newton's Laws: Test next Wednesday, April 12th.

We began reviewing for our Science test on Newton's Laws that will take place next Wednesday.

You can continue to review by viewing this video on forces:
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/forces-newtons-laws/balanced-unbalanced-forces/v/balanced-and-unbalanced-forces

Here are some more things to focus on:

force

motion

net force- the winning force 

unbalanced forces

balanced forces

velocity

mass

newtons

types of forces; gravity, friction, pushing, pulling

Explain Khan Academy diagrams of balanced and unbalanced forces

catapult and Newton's Cradles labs

Questions:

• What is the difference between motion caused by balanced forces and motion caused by unbalanced forces?
• How are balanced and unbalanced forces evident in your life and activities?
• Define Newton’s three laws of motion. Give an example of each law.

IMMIGRATION QUIZ ON FRIDAY and POLITICAL CARTOONS DUE ON MONDAY (apr 7 and 10)

Reminder: Food Diaries due tomorrow

Just a reminder that your two day food journals are due tomorrow.