From grain to bread
Who knows the types of grain? What is the structure of a grain? What products can be made from grain? How was the grain milled in the past, how today?
These are all questions that are solved at hands-on stations. A highlight is making a bread dough to take home.
Competences:
Students will ...
- investigate, name, sketch and compare different types of cereals and their ingredients
- learn about cereals as useful plants and which products can be made from cereals
- test their fine motor skills in handling a millstone and a hand mill
- explore and describe the history of agriculture from the Stone Age to modern agriculture
- use a binocular properly
Competencies in terms of ESD:
Students ...
- learn about modern agriculture compared to traditional farming methods; how does this staple food feed many people?
- learn about the wide range of products based on the cultivation of cereals
- Awareness raising regarding ecosystem services and biodiversity is initiated and promoted (e.g. importance of beneficial insects, comparison conventional farming - organic farming)
