Research Form

Name: KC Finfrock

What is the topic your team will be exploring?

- The Science of Cooking

What are the 4 concepts (the smaller ideas) you will be connecting to the
broader topic (the big idea)?
- Ingredients
- Kitchen Safety
- Mixing and Food Transformations
- Cooking

List the key materials you would provide for the children to
explore/construct their own learning. (at least 10 items)
1. Kitchen Utensils (Spoons, Forks, and Knives)
2. Cooking Utensils (Kitchen Spoons, Spatulas, Whisks, Tonks, Ladles, Pasta
Serves, etc.)
3. Pots and Pans
4. Dry Cooking Ingredients (Baking Soda, Flour, Baking Powder, Spices, Salt,
and Sugar)
5. Wet Cooking Ingredients (Water, Oil, Vanilla, Milk, and Eggs)
6. Oven Mitts
7. Microwavable Containers
8. Dish Cloths and Paper Towels
9. Baking Mixes (Brownies, Muffins, Pizza, Rice Crispy Treats, Pancakes, etc.)
10. Fire Extinguisher
What are the key vocabulary terms the children will be using/developing
over the course of this investigation? Provide at least 4 key words and
their functional definitions for this investigation
1. Recipe: A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish.
2. Cooking: A term that describes the various techniques that apply heat to
prepare food.
3. Baking: A term used to describe the process of cooking food using hot, dry
air, usually in an oven.
4. Mixing: A baking technique in which an individual evenly combines two or
more ingredients together until they become one unified product.

What websites or resources will you use? List at least 4. Include at least
2 with scientific background for the teacher (possibly where you found
the key terms or concepts) and at least 1 you could use with the children.
Provide the name of the website, the URL, and a brief description.
1. Food Network’s “Cooking With Kids” website provides fun, simple, and kid-
friendly recipes that children can easily follow and complete by themselves
with minor assistance from adults. URL:
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/packages/recipes-for-kids/cooking-
with-kids.
2. World Book Student’s “Cooking” article provides important definitions and
scientific explanations for how cooking, baking, boiling, roasting, and
grilling can be used to create meals. URL:
https://www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar132300
/Cooking
3. “Ecole Ducasse” is a French culinary school that provides introductory
resources on the science behind cooking, including how chiefs use
chemistry, physics, and biology to create delicious meals. URL:
https://www.ecoleducasse.com/en/blog/science-of-cooking#:~:text=The
%20science%20of%20cooking%20is,or%20other%20ingredients%20affect
%20food.
4. Kitchen Aid’s “Mix, Fold, Whisk, & Cream” article describes the differences
between the common baking techniques of mixing, folding, whisking, and
creaming as well as the specific cooking tools that can be used to carry out
these techniques. URL:
https://www.kitchenaid.com/pinch-of-help/countertop-appliances/differen
ce-mix-fold-whisk-cream.html#:~:text=MIXING%20IN%20BAKING,a
%20variety%20of%20baking%20results.