Chemistry of Cooking

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 17.04.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Content
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Resources
  7. Appendix: Implementing District Standards
  8. Endnotes

The Math and Science of Kitchen Ratios

Jacqueline Alvarado

Published September 2017

Tools for this Unit:

Resources

Bibliography for Teachers

Achitoff-Gray, Niki. "Around the World in Pancakes." Serious Eats. May 18, 2015. Accessed June 06, 2017. http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/05/pancakes-around-the-world.html.

Chowning, Jeanne Ting. "Socratic Seminars in Science Class: Providing a Structured Format to Promote Dialogue and Understanding." The Science Teacher, October 1, 2009.

This article details the procedures and protocols for setting up a Paideia Seminar in science classrooms.

Finnie, S. M., Bettge, A. D., & Morris, C. F. (2006). Influence of flour chlorination and ingredient formulation on the quality attributes of pancakes. Cereal Chemistry, 83(6), 684-691. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/230046194?accountid=15172

Ruhlman, Michael. Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking. New York: Scribner, 2010.

Vaclavik, Vickie A., and Elizabeth W. Christian. Essentials of Food Science. 4th ed. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2014.

Specifically the sections on Carbohydrates, Liquids, Starches in Foods, Eggs and Egg Products, Milk and Milk Products, and Fat and Oil Products

"Use Vinegar and Baking Soda to Blow Up a Balloon!" Discovery Express, , accessed July 17, 2017, http://www.discoveryexpresskids.com/blog/use-vinegar-and-baking-soda-to-blow-up-a-balloon.

This website explains how to do baking soda and vinegar demonstration.

Wolke, Robert L. What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained. New York: W. W. Norton, 2002.

Kitchen science explained to the non-scientists

Reading/Video List for Students

Math in the Kitchen: Do you Measure Up? 2009. https://yale.kanopystreaming.com/video/math-kitchen-do-you-measure.

Navajo Recipes. Accessed June 21, 2017. http://navajorecipes.com/corn/juniper-ash/.

Recipe for Navajo Blue Corn Pancakes

Pashman, Dan. "Rosa Parks' Pancake Recipe Helps Us See The Human Side Of A Hero." NPR. May 02, 2017. Accessed May 6, 2017. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/02/526412114/rosa-parks-pancake-recipe-helps-us-see-the-human-side-of-a-hero.

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