"gloria p" > wrote in message
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> On 4/13/2013 4:29 PM, Tara wrote:
>> We study heat each year, so as a culminating activity to demonstrate
>> conduction, convection, insulators, and uses of heat, we made bread in my
>> bread machine Friday. We use the baking as a chance to discuss
>> measurement and elapsed time as well. I have never had a class as
>> excited as this one to bake and taste the bread. They looked forward to
>> it all week and enjoyed it so much.
>>
>> Tara
>>
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>
> It always amazed me how many students (young and old) didn't know the
> origin or process of creating things like bread, cheese, pickles, butter,
> etc.
>
> When our son was about 3 years old we planted a lot of fruit trees in the
> yard. We asked if there was any type of fruit he'd like us to grow.
> With a very serious look on his face, he asked "Do potato chips grow on
> trees?"
>
<g> There's a boy who knows what he likes

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