Cooking Low and Slow
- School:
- New Smyrna Beach Middle School
- Subject:
- Career & Technical Education
- Teacher:
- Jennifer Sylvester
- Students Impacted:
- 300
- Grade:
- 6-8
- Date:
- August 11, 2023
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
FUTURES Foundation - $540.00
Original Grant Overview
Goal
The goal of the project is to give students the skills to cook healthy budget friendly meals using crockpots.
What will be done with my students
Student Learning Objective: Students will understand how nutrients affect health and demonstrate how to adjust menu items for nutritional value while providing a healthy meal for themselves and their families. Students will first complete a unit on nutrients and how important they are for healthy development. Following the unit students will select crockpot recipes within their kitchen groups using their knowledge on nutrients and plan a meal to prepare. Following the prep students will prepare a meal for their kitchen group and practice using family communication skills while participating in a family meal.
Standard: CTE.10.02
Students will understand and demonstrate why cooking technique is essential to follow standardized recipes.
Standard: CTE.10.03
Students will understand and demonstrate how the use of seasonal fruit and vegetables impact menu cost.
Standard: CTE.8.01 - 8.07
Students will understand and demonstrate how nutrients affect health and demonstrate how to adjust a menu items for nutritional value.
Benefits to my students
The goal of the project is to give students the skills to cook healthy budget friendly meals using the cooking technique of low and slow heat in crockpots.
Budget Narrative
6 - 8 quart Crockpots @ 40.00 each
Food Supplies for Recipes $300
Items
# | Item | Cost |
---|---|---|
1 | CrockPots | $240.00 |
2 | Food Supplies | $300.00 |
Total: | $540.00 |
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