by Liz Maron | May 1, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Science
Using baking to get kids more interested in Chemistry last semester seemed almost like cheating at the authenticity game. It was an enormous effort to obtain materials, plan for choice, and design a structure the genuinely incorporated content… but students were...
by Liz Maron | Jan 24, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Science, Solutions
Chemistry at ESA now has a legitimate, hands-on Baking Unit! Around the time of my first post, I was brainstorming, collecting, and wrangling ideas & resources to determine an authentic anchor phenomenon to drive the unit. My planning started in August and the...
by Liz Maron | Oct 17, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Science
I’ve dreamed for years of developing a Baking Unit within my Chemistry course. Finally (year 10!), it seems to fit perfectly with this semester’s topics of Chemical Reactions and Gas Laws. Students currently move through a unit with small, authentic pieces...
