Being able to get their hands dirty, both physically and metaphorically, not only made the activities engaging but also more fun. Between the STEM and non-STEM programmers, it was evident that hands-on activities were not only fun to participate in, but also allowed the participants to apply their knowledge learned to an activity or challenge which allowed them to further challenge themselves and their ability. Even the non-STEM programs noted that they enjoyed more than just cooking food, but appreciated that they were able to apply different concepts and knowledge learned to the creation process of making the food. Table 4-2. Hands-on Activity Responses Name Program Grade Response Khiri Robotics Camp 6 “I liked that we were able to be creative and build cool things.” Riley Cooking Creations Camp 2 “My favorite part was learning to use all the different appliances in the kitchen such as the oven, blender, and you know…everything else. My mom is always afraid I’m going to hurt myself so I don’t get to do much so hopefully now that I’ve gotten to work with them this week she’ll let me help at home.” Mike P.A.S.S. 9 “We got to use our hands to physically build and create something new which is something we don’t always get to do. We were given materials and we had to create something out of them.” Aniyah Rocketry Competition 3 “Building the rocket and the parachute was tough,
Programming Activities and Instructions: 1 hour, 15 minutes Food Diary Work on food diary together Read Book Read “The Latke who couldn’t stop screaming: A Christmas Story”. Discuss the various types of vegetables, including the “vegetables” that are actually fruits. Have students share their favorite and least favorite vegetable. What are Vegetables? Continue discussion of vegetables and the importance of vegetables in the diet including the various nutritional qualities of certain vegetables. Work with students to explain the various parts of a plant from which different vegetables are grown. Students will identify the various parts of a plant on a previously made poster board. Game: Split students into two teams. Have them pick up pictures and put the pictures in the correct plant part bucket Top Bottom Stem Leaves Flower What’s Fruit? Begin discussion on fruit. Have youth identify differences between fruit and vegetables. Describe the differences between various nutritional content and acidity of fruit. Fruit Wheel Activity Have previously drawn wheel divided into 6 different slices. Color each slice a different color: red, green, orange, yellow, blue and purple. Take previously cut out fruits and glue into appropriate color. Explain that each different color fruit does something different for our bodies. Discuss how they can add color to their favorite foods. Fruit Riddles: Read riddles to youth while completing activity Cooking- Kale Chips, Fruit Kabobs and Fruit Dip: 1 hour Have all youth go to the bathroom and wash hands Food prep: Students will split into two teams. One team will work on the fruit pizzas while the other team works on the spinach salad. Youth will gather all the ingredients and equipment they will need to make their fruit pizza and spinach salad. Afterwards, they will wash any foods that need to be washed. Once everything is washed they will follow the recipe with the guidance of the instructor to make sure they are measuring properly and using the kitchen appliances as directed. While food is cooking, youth will clean up and work on their chef aprons Taste Testing: 15 minutes The groups will share what was included in the recipes and how the different ingredients work together to get the desired taste Each youth is required to take at least one bite- if they don’t like it, they don’t have to eat the rest Closure: 15 minutes Review vegetables vs fruits Discuss how team work impacts the outcome both in a game, while cooking, and in life
Calcium Fat Free Milk Calories Calories from fat Sugars Protein Calcium Soy Milk Calories Calories from fat Sugars Protein Calcium Coconut Milk Calories Calories from fat Sugars Protein Calcium Which milk is best?______________________________