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Exploring Nature in Your Home
Many of us are spending a lot of time at home these days and may not realize that our home can be a great place to explore nature. Sometimes the simplest observations of everyday things can lead us to notice where nature shows up.
Sound Mapping
What sounds do you hear around you? How many different sounds can you identify? This activity asks you to listen to sounds in your environment and record them in a sound map.
4 Levels Of...
The same dish can look very different based on who is cooking it. A beginning home cook’s version of scrambled eggs might be very different from a professional chef’s.
Grade: 
6 – 8, 9 – 12
Progression:
3 of 9
Planning Sharing and Extension Activities
This is a planning resource for teachers to help plan how to integrate extension activities and how to facilitate students sharing their work.
Grade: 
6 – 8, 9 – 12
Progression:
5 of 9
How to Read a Recipe
Have you ever read a recipe only to still not know where to start? Have you ever gotten halfway through cooking something and realized you missed a key step? These are common setbacks in the kitchen that can be avoided with purposeful recipe reading.
Grade: 
3 – 5, 6 – 8, 9 – 12
Progression:
6 of 9
A Clean Kitchen
In this lesson you’ll learn (or review) the basics of keeping a kitchen clean. This will help you understand what needs to be cleaned in a kitchen and how to clean those things. You will also learn fun strategies to make cleaning feel less of a hassle by practicing cleaning habits of mind.
Grade: 
3 – 5, 6 – 8, 9 – 12, Whole Family
Progression:
7 of 9
What is Flavor?
What is taste? What is flavor? There are five essential tastes along with countless more smells that combine to make flavors. Investigating how foods complement each other is important to understanding flavor.
Grade: 
6 – 8
Progression:
8 of 9
What is Organic?
Many of us are familiar with the term organic. Even if we understand what the definition is, we don’t always take the time to explore what organic represents. In this lesson, you will explore and discuss your understanding of what organic is and what it represents to you.
Grade: 
6 – 8, 9 – 12
Progression:
9 of 9
Spin Your Kitchen Reflection Wheel
Your reflection wheel has eight different questions that expand on the question: Are you happy with what you made and how you cooked? Why or why not? Every time you cook, spin your wheel, and reflect on the question you land on. There are a variety of ways to respond to that question.
Grade: 
6 – 8, Whole Family
Sharing What You Made
We want you to share what you are creating with your peers, teacher, or family members. There are a number of different ways you can share what you are creating.
Grade: 
6 – 8, 9 – 12
Progression:
10 of 10
Sharing Toolkit for Teachers
We believe that sharing and connection are a vital part of kitchen learning. As students explore their own kitchens, virtual platforms can allow students to share and connect across distance. In this curriculum, we suggest that teachers decide on one sharing platform for their class to use.
Grade: 
6 – 8

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