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STEM Baking Academy (8-week afterschool program)

Students will learn key baking skills and explore the “why” behind ingredients and steps in baking recipes

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grade:

5

8

time:

8 weeks

active lab time:

60

minutes

objectives:

- Explore the "why" behind ingredients and steps in recipes
- Think more deeply about how to use observations and senses
- Empower students in the kitchen and encourage playfulness and tinkering with recipes

science concepts:

engineering design

essential questions:

- How and why do bakers use recipes and their senses when baking?
- How and why do we add air to the batter?
- How can we thoughtfully tinker with recipes?

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