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Dissect Your Dinner Complete Curriculum
SKU
017147
ISBN
9781737476375
Grade 5-10
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Auditory
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Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
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Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
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Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
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Description
A unique way to study chemistry for multiple age levels! Centered around a yummy dinner menu theme, the text keeps subject matter engaging and light, while the content is “meaty” and complete! Students will be amazed to learn about the molecular level of their food, with hands-on experiments and recipes to demonstrate concepts in-depth. I love the super magnified pictures all throughout the book, showing exactly what you’d see under a microscope and explaining the why behind it. The first half of the book is the student text, filled with colorful pictures and diagrams, with an answer key at the very end for each chapter’s review questions. The second half of the book contains a wide variety of supplemental activities, using mostly home-friendly items. Includes a YouTube channel playlist with wonderful videos for each chapter’s topic. 194 pgs, pb. ~Nancie
Publisher's Description of Dissect Your Dinner Complete Curriculum
This is a complete curriculum about food chemistry for ages 10 to 16. The first half of the book (130 pages) is the student text which gives all the information needed. The text is lively and includes some cartoons and whimsical humor while still providing a high level of content that is suitable even for high school students. The text is organized around the theme of dissecting a meal down to its molecular components. We learn about all the standard topics of food chemistry as we look in depth at each food: water, salt, sugar, milk, butter, cheese, bread, meat, beans, potatoes, plant-based meat, eggs, gelatins, meringue, chocolate, sweeteners. There is also a short history of the discovery of vitamins, plus explanations of saturated and unsaturated fats, trans and cis fats, omega-3s, triglycerides, saccharides, enzymes, and more. The second half of the book is the teacher's section which provides suggestions for labs, experiments, cooking activities, crafts, and games.
Category Description for Comprehensive Science Programs
Items listed in this section tend to be complete science programs with a teacher and student component, requiring few supplements besides science supplies.
Category Description for Ellen Mchenry's Basement Workshop
Author Ellen McHenry is known for her straightforward approach to a variety of science topics. This curriculum is full of age-appropriate explanations, hands-on activities, and the familiar Ellen McHenry fingerprint characters and cartoons. The author discusses the difference between observable facts and inference, focusing on the facts. Courses are well-written, allowing children to understand more complex topics easily. Student activities vary and may include pencil-and-paperwork (like word puzzles or quizzes), internet links or a hands-on project. Illustrations are a mix of black and white, and color.
One book is required for the course, and includes the reproducible Student Text with activities , and a Teacher Section. Additional Student Books are available for most courses. This is a great option for parents/teachers with multiple students-like in a co-op or classroom. Activity pages in the core book are reproducible for families or single classroom use. The author has set up a YouTube® channel with a myriad of short videos to accompany the courses. Worth mentioning, the courses are completely doable without this bonus internet content. An exceptional science option for upper elementary and middle school ages to learn topics with more depth compared to many other science programs.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop |
| Author: | Ellen McHenry |
| Grades: | 5-10 |
| ISBN: | 9781737476375 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.4375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.05 |
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