Bridge (2):
Describe the "perfect toasted marshmallow". Set the scenario of being around a campfire. Close your eyes and pretend you are eating it. Will descrbe: very hot, crisp, but not burnt, brown but not black, no cold chewy parts. Show picture of "perfect marshmallow". Find out previous bad experiences with toasting marshmallows.
Learning Objectives (1):
- Each student will learn the techniques involved in how to toast the perfect marshmallow.
- Extra activity will be creating a mini-smore and naming it (depending on time and interest)
Teaching Objectives (0):
- Get all students involved.
- Have a least 1 student try to cook one and lets me know.
Pretest (1):
Find out previous bad experiences with toasting marshmallows.
Participatory learning (3):
Will provide hands on exercise including skewers, marshmallows and faux fire. Key concepts to cover:
- wait until flame is ready, hottest part near the bottom
- sceure the marshmallow such that it will not fall off
- if falls or catches on fire, game over
- never more than one
- start with heating middle (inside out), then top then bottom
Post-test (1):
Will recap by asking them to point out the top 3 things to remember when cooking a marshmallow.
Summary and Wrap up (2):
- Explain how a perfect marshmallow can also serve as the basis for a mini-smore (name pending).
- Request that each student let me know when they have toasted their perfect marshmallow.
Materials:
- skewers
- marshmallow
- faux fire
- milk chocolate
- teddy grahams
I loved the faux fire, Donna! Good revision, to think of adding more to the lesson to fill it out, but I think what you did went very well.
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