GRADE 2 Unit 3: MIX IT UP!

Students learn about materials and their properties through exploring food. They explore the cultures that food comes from and develop understanding around their food preferences. Students investigate what happens when you prepare, cook, mix, heat and cool foods as well as how to describe properties of matter and how they change. Throughout the project, students document what they eat in a food journal and work on making healthy food choices. They learn about the five food groups and research how food helps our bodies.

Students Mix It Up! by using the Design Thinking Process to create new dishes. They submit a final recipe for a class cookbook to share with others. Their recipes showcase their knowledge of the benefits of food and their understanding of properties. Students work as changemakers to bring awareness to a food issue the class cares about in their class cookbook. 

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