What if everything you learned in school related to the real world? Welcome to a fun curriculum that teaches “critical thinking through cookies.” We deconstruct America’s favorite cookie to get students aged 10+ thinking creatively about learning and life.
In Incredible Cookie Inventions, students explore the many things that had to be invented, beyond the cookie ingredients, for the Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie to become a delicious and repeatable recipe. Students connect the dots!
It may seem like a stretch to say that students from approx. 10 years and older up through adult will enjoy this, but it’s true!
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TEACHING THIS CURRICULUM
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This can be a solo exercise or a group activity.
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A visit to a grocery store or cookware store to investigate cooking tools and appliances makes a fun real-world activity…especially for Shark Tank fans!
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You can include or exclude pages, based on available time and student learning levels. EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS Through Incredible Cookie Inventions, students of all ages will:
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
In Incredible Cookie Inventions, students will…
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connect the dots among real-world concepts such as how eggs get to the store
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realize how creativity, innovation and inventions can have an impact
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solve real-world problems
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learn the power of perseverence
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discover women inventors in history
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feel grateful for all the work that led to the cookies we enjoy today
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and, of course, learn about cookie baking techniques and tools This lesson ends with standardized recipes and the publication of the Toll House cookbook.
Following this, teach The Chocolate Chip Cookie Revolution – all about the exciting business deals, legends, promotion, and oh so many chocolate chip cookie businesses!