Appendix – Implementing District Standards
A24 Describe how people in different cultures use different food sources to meet their nutritional needs.
The mentor text in this curriculum unit, Everybody Bakes Bread, focuses on a multicultural neighborhood and discusses the various types of breads from the many cultures included in the story. In Activity Three, students learn how to read a recipe, identifying the common ingredients in breads as well as the ingredients specific to each culture.
A INQ.2 Use senses and simple measuring tools to collect data.
During Activity Four, as the students prepare and bake samples of each bread recipe in the unit, they observe and document any similarities and differences in their science journals, including what they feel, smell, and taste.
A INQ.6 Present information in words and drawings.
Throughout the unit, the students will track their learning and understanding through words and drawings in their science journals, including prior knowledge, hypotheses, observations and conclusions. The journal serves as an informal assessment and a source of data for student discourse.
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