STEM/STEAM
Grades 4 - 8
Fri from 3:20 PM to 5:20 PM
12 participants
$1,043 for 12 classes
Description
Is it a cooking class or a STEAM class? It's both!
Kitchen Science: A Recipe-Integrated STEAM Adventure focuses on the scientific principles behind food preparation and how different ingredients and techniques interact. It's a hands-on, engaging way to learn about STEM concepts while enjoying the process of making delicious things.
What the class entails:
1) Exploring Scientific Concepts:
Students can learn about the chemistry of baking (e.g., yeast and leavening, baking soda, baking powder), the physics of heat transfer (e.g., how heat cooks different foods), and the biology of food preservation (e.g., how acids and salts work).
2) Hands-on Experiments:
Instead of just reading about science, students can actively participate in experiments like making different types of syrups, studying how acids affect food, or observing the effects of heat on proteins.
3) Connecting Science to Cooking:
Classes can explore how scientific principles are applied in real-world cooking techniques, such as understanding how to properly mix ingredients, how to control temperature for specific results, or how to balance flavors.
4) Learning Basic Knife Skills & Safety:
Many cooking classes for kids also incorporate basic knife skills and kitchen safety, which can be valuable for students of all ages.
5) Developing STEM Skills:
Cooking requires a variety of STEM skills, including problem-solving, measurement, and understanding relationships between different variables.
6) Incorporating Math & Geometry:
Activities like cutting food into different shapes or fractions can reinforce math concepts while cooking.
Location
What to bring
No supplies needed. All supplies will be provided for this activity.
Cancellation policy
If you would like your child to try a Starfire class, please register and pay online.
If you feel that Starfire is not the right fit, you may withdraw your student within the first two weeks of class.
You will be refunded the registration fee less a $30.00 cancellation fee and the cost of two classes for all cancellations made prior to the third class.
We are unable to process refunds for withdrawals after the two week trial period.
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About the provider
Register for classes at: https://starfireed.secure.force.com/ClassRegistration/
Starfire students' learn to think like 21st century mathematicians, scientists, engineers, programmers, design thinkers, and artists. Your child will learn-by-doing, solving interesting, challenging problems, hands-on, with professional coaching from fun passionate mathematicians, scientists, engineers, programmers, design thinkers, and artists.
