All of the information in this post comes from this popcorn lesson, absolutely none of it came from me! I am simply recording what we did. Gathering Information First I read out the goals and aims of the day. We had one whole day to carry out the four to five 45 minute lessons given…
Category: Incr-Edible Science
Incr-Edible Science: Cereal Lab
We have a new student joining us on a Friday for homeschooling. Usually Friday is chore day and we do very little book work, but having another student gave me the momentum to do a bit of Incr-Edible Science and carry out a cereal lab. Goals To look at the food pyramid and be aware…
Incr-Edible Science at Angelicscalliwags
This is a home made curriculum we have done on and off for the past few years. I add to it as and when we come upon suitable topics in our other areas of study. No doubt it will expand over the next few years. As the title suggests, during our Incr-Edible science we learn…
2014-2015 School Year: Science
I always maintain science is our weakest area in our little homeschool. I am so pleased I keep a blog because to my surprise, when I looked over the past year, I found we had done a reasonable amount! Over the past year we have done some Incr-Edible science (self penned food science), Spar-Klean science…
Incr-Edible Science: Bacteria and Yogurt Making
So far we have looked at the different types of bacteria, building our own model: We've experimented with growing bacteria cultures on agar in petri dishes testing which area of the kitchen was the dirtiest: And finding out which was dirtiest the loo or the sink? We are currently testing the efficacy of various cleaners…
Incr-Edible Science: Yeast (Micro Fungi – part 2)
After covering mold type fungi in Part 1, we moved onto the unicellular yeast: This is Leeuwenhoek, the man responsible for the discovery of micro-organisms through his very simple 'microscope' A labelled diagram of a yeast cell Yeast as we know it To find out a bit more about yeast we mainly used the same resources as before: We…
Making a Prairie Loaf {Incr-Edible Science}
The author reflects on the enriching experience of homeschooling through a practical activity: making a prairie loaf as part of a unit study on "Little House on the Prairie." This hands-on project combines history, science, and cooking, illustrating pioneer life. The children engage in fermentation, ultimately appreciating their edible creation.
Home-Made Baking Powder {Incredible Science}
In this continuation of our Incr-Edible Science Curriculum, we shall be applying the knowledge we learnt from our last lesson on the science of soda bread. This week, we shall be making some home-made Baking Powder. Check out our earlier posts: The Science of Lemonade and Perfecting Lemonade Why Include Incr-Edible Science in our Home School? Pin This! Whilst…
Soda Bread Science {Incr-Edible Science}
In this continuation of our Incr-Edible Science Curriculum, we shall be applying the knowledge we learnt from our last lesson on acids and bases in the kitchen. This week we will be focusing on soda bread science. Check out our earlier posts: The Science of Lemonade and Perfecting Lemonade We left our last lesson making hypotheses concerning substitutes…
Acid and Base Kitchen Science {Incr-Edible Science}
The whole point of this home-made Incr-Edible science curriculum is that Lillie learns the why of cooking, as opposed to the simple how. I want her to be able to take knowledge about one set of ingredients and apply the same principles to another set. I want her to understand substitutions and suggest some of…
More Lemonade Science {Incr-Edible Science}
In our Incr-Edible Science last week, we made some rather revolting lemonade. If I'm honest, calling it lemonade is a stretch. It was fizzy and it has lemon in it. 'Nuff said! This week, our goal was to explore some more lemonade science to see if we could create a more palatable lemonade. Read More!…
The Science of Lemonade {Incr-Edible Science}
Last week, during our Incr-Edible Science, the children and I discovered the joys of making atoms, molecules and compounds out of sweeties! Better than that we all actually understood the concepts. Although I took chemistry at advanced level, I always found it hard to understand. I think I only passed by working incredibly hard learning everything…
Edible Science {Incr-Edible Science}
Having four young girls and at least two of them being passionate about being in the kitchen, I thought I would take a bit of time and create a curriculum that not only teaches my children how to cook but also teaches them why ingredients work as they do. The science of cooking, if you…