Year 4 Week 3 Visual Art Activity
Parents, just a quick message to let you know that this activity will require parental supervision. Also, please only use the resources that you may already have at home.
Using just a few ingredients you can make rock candy at home. We are learning and playing with simple kitchen science experiments. Why Kitchen science? Because everything you need is already in your kitchen cupboards. There are so many cool experiments to do at home with everyday household items. This experiment is sure to develop a love for not only being creative in art, but also learning through science. This is also an exciting science experiment that ends in a candy treat ENJOY! Have lots of fun kids and please remember to film, share and upload your work to me via email and/or google doc.
Let’s bake a very simple banana cake
Learning Intention: Through cooking we can learn about health and nutrition and how to take care of our bodies to lead happy, healthy lives. As well as, the science involved in baking and rising of a cake.
Success Criteria: the purpose and need to be able to cook for our own health and well being. How science is involved in being able to create, mix and combine ingredients which produces the final outcome.
Ingredients
- 125 g butter
- vanilla essence
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 bananas (ripe)
- 200 g light sour cream
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp nutmeg
Method
1.Cream butter, a dash of vanilla essence and sugar. Add eggs and mix.
2.Mash bananas and mix in sour cream. Add to rest of mixture.
3.Add all dry ingredients to banana mixture. Mix slowly.
4. Bake at 180ºC for 45 minutes
5. ENJOY!!!! YUMMMMM!! DON’T FORGET TO SHARE!
Click the link below to discover how to make a delicious simple Banana cake
http://www.viewpure.com/P6fVW9r391k?start=0&end=0
Contact Details: Teresa Velardi (Art Teacher)
tvelardi@sgpreca.catholic.edu.au