Sunday, December 13, 2015

5th Grade Baking in the Tinker Lab



In 5th Grade Social Studies, students have been studying the Great Depression, WWI and WWII.  During these times people had to “make do”, finding ways of baking without eggs, butter, milk, and such.  Students also explored rationing, an unfamiliar concept today, in reading the novel, Stepping on the Cracks, which also serve as a springboard for discussions on the topic of homelessness. 



In an attempt to bring all these strands of learning together students took over the Tinkering Lab for a day and made chocolate cakes using a recipe that didn’t use eggs, butter, or milk.  These were then donated to a fundraiser for the Interfaith Hospitality Network, an organization dedicated to providing temporary housing and support for those who would otherwise be homeless. 


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