Industrial Revolution Through Snacks
Grades 1-4
Science and Technology and Health and Physical Education
Created by Siobhan Prow
Brought to you by the Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre
Overview and Purpose
This lesson combines aspects of Science and Technology with Health and food as students learn about and then act out an assembly line. This allows students to practice their use of the scientific method, hypothesizing about which format will be faster, and then working through it themselves. Before doing so, students look at each ingredient in their assembly line recipe, learning about proteins, whole grains, sugars, and flavouring. Health and safety are involved as students discuss food replacements for those with allergies, such as Wow Butter for those with a peanut allergy, and washing their hands before touching food products.
Education Standards
This lesson reflects the standards in Grades 1-4 for Science and Technology and Health and Physical Education. Strand A for these Grades is cultivated through the use of the attached worksheet, “The Scientific Method”. Teachers should feel free to adapt this worksheet so it suits their Grade writing level, perhaps filling it out as a group in Grade 1 and having students write more complex sentences in Grade 4. Alongside practicing the Scientific method, students will learn a health recipe based on the Canadian Food Guide D2.1 Grades 1-2), discuss allergies and food replacements (D2.2 Grade 3), and specify food groups (D2.1 Grade 4)
Objectives
1. Learn about the history of industry in Brantford
2. Practice the use of the scientific method
3. Learn about healthy living including food groups and the use of Canada’s Food Guide
4. Learn about personal safety and allergies
Materials
1. Slideshow presentation
2. Scientific Method worksheet
3. Pencils
4. Baking materials
a. Very large bowl (or multiple large ones)
b. Baking cups
c. Mixing Spoons
d. Baking trays (or another flat moveable surface)
e. Access to fridge or freezer
f. Plastic wrap
5. Ingredients (can be changed as the teacher desires)
a. Wow Butter (or other peanut butter replacement)
b. Shredded Coconut
c. Oats
d. Ground Flaxseed
e. Chia seeds
f. Chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
g. Honey
h. Vanilla Extract
6. Recipe
a. https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/no-bake-energy-bites/#tasty-recipes-66977
b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKJOlub5Pxs
Activity
· Go through the PowerPoint
· Allow students to fill out the Scientific Method worksheet up to their hypothesis
· Teacher completes activity alone first
- Washes hands, prepares surface and items
- Set a timer, measure ingredients, pour into a bowl, mix, cover, and place the bowl in the fridge. Pause timer until the mix has cooled and is ready to be made into bowls
· Students complete activity together secondly
- Students wash their hands firstly
- Split students into stations, depending on how many students.
- Suggestions: 1 group per ingredient/specific task, 2 students per group, leftover amount of students roll the balls.
- Set timer, have students spread into specific stations where they will measure ingredients and pour them into a bowl as it comes around. The final group will mix, cover, and place into the fridge to cool, pausing the timer. Once the mix has cooled another group of students will work together to roll the balls.· Students finish filling out the Scientific Method worksheet, comparing the times
· Students finish filling out the Scientific Method worksheet, comparing the times
Downloadable Resources
References:
Canada, Health. “Government of Canada.” Canada's Food Guide, June 28, 2022. https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/.
“Chia.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed July 2, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/plant/chia.
“Club House - Pure Vanilla Extract: IGA Online Grocery.” Pure Vanilla Extract. Accessed July 2, 2022. https://www.iga.net/en/product/pure-vanilla-extract/00000_000000006620000463.
“Flax Seeds 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits.” Healthline. Healthline Media, March 28, 2019. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/flaxseeds.
“No Bake Energy Bites.” Gimme Some Oven, March 29, 2020. https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/no-bake-energy-bites/.
“What Are Rolled Oats?” Food Network. Accessed July 2, 2022. https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/food-network-essentials/what-are-rolled-oats.
“Wow Butter, Crunchy.” Cobourg Grocery Delivery. Accessed July 2, 2022. https://themarketsmor.com/product/wow-butter-crunchy/.