SCIENCE OF COOKING LESSON PLAN

Lesson Title: Ingredient Science (Session 3)

Readings for the Session: Cooking for Geeks, Chp(s). 2 and 3. Lab Safety Manual, Chp 2.
Time for the Entire Session: 3 hours
Resources: Website (specified below), Projector, Powerpoint Slides, PC, Lab Safety Video (specified below)
Learning Outcomes: 1) Learners will be able to name and describe the characteristics of each chemical process, its result, and the ingredient groups to
which they apply.
2) Learners will be able to determine which reaction is required in a variety of cooking applications, to produce a specific
result.
3) Learners will be able to analyze successful and unsuccessful food specimens and determine which chemical reaction has
occurred or failed to occur.
4) Learners will be able to identify food safety concerns and describe mitigation strategies.

Section Main Ideas References Exercises Evaluation Time

Review Students to describe a Ask participants to discuss via roundtable Informal verbal 20m
time when a chemical discussion comments
reaction within their (Cranton, 2012, p.
cooking failed to occur. 147)
What were the results?
Was the food edible?
Non-edible? Is failure in
Projector/Screen to show
cooking always a bad Informal verbal
a document with topic Ask how the student can connect what they
thing? comments
review of last week learned last week about ingredient groups, to
(Cranton, 2012, p.
their experiment example
Activate previous 147)
knowledge of:
classification groups and
their characteristics
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Overview Review results of http://militaryzerowaste. Attention Getter: Review website. Question Informal verbal 20m
experimentation within wordpress.com/2012/02/0 for class: The result in the recipe did not comments
website example. 8/the-failed-cookie- come out as intended. Why not? Receive (Cranton, 2012, p.
experiment-i-turned-into- about 3-4 answers. Discussion leads into 147)
cereal/ via projector agenda for current session.
Review agenda. screen.

Presentation Chemical reactions: Powerpoint presentation. Chemical reactions: 2h

1) Autolysis *refer to excerpts from reading one in
Chemical reactions, Multiple choice
2) Caramelization conjunction with viewing slides
Cooking for Geeks. Chpt. quiz to evaluate
3) Fermentation
3, pg. 97-107. knowledge of
4) Denaturation properties of each
Reaction descriptions Utilize demonstrations of each type of reaction (Cranton,
Ingredient compatibility reaction process using common
2012, p. 160)
Reaction results ingredients. Learners to observe.
Reaction application Food Reaction Results, Short answer sheet
Food safety Cooking for Geeks. Chpt. Reaction results to evaluate
4, pg. 131-138. *refer to excerpts from reading two in knowledge of
1) Foodborne illnesses
conjunction with viewing slides ingredient groups
2) Spoilage
required to
3) Contamination
Food safety produce reactions
4) Safety equipment Food Safety Video,
(Cranton, 2012, p.
5) Safety practices https://www.youtube.com *view food safety video
166)
Lab safety /watch?v=sf7ic4Lhnv8 -Discuss the safe food handling practices
1) Lab equipment within the video. True/False quiz to
Lab Safety Manual, Chpt.
2) Lab practices evaluate
2, pg. 27-34.
Lab safety knowledge of
*refer to excerpts from reading three in food/lab safety
conjunction with slides. (Cranton, 2012, p.
162)
SCIENCE OF COOKING: TOPICS AND LESSON PLAN

Summary Conclusion: Summary Question period to clarify any residual Informal verbal 20m
review of the topics questions from learners. comments
covered in this session and (Cranton, 2012, p.
plan for next. 147)

Objectives/Outcomes:
Connect topics to session
objectives

References

Cranton, P. (2012,). Planning instruction for adult learners (3rd ed.). Toronto: Wall & Emerson.

How to: Be Food Safe Canada [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=sf7ic4Lhnv8

Jennifer. (2012, February 8). The failed cookie experiment I turned into cereal.
[Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://militaryzerowaste.wordpress.com/ 2012/02/08/thefailed-cookie-experiment-i-turned-into-cereal/

Morrison, G., Ross, S., Kalman, H., & Kemp, J. (2013,). Designing effective instruction (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons, Inc.