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21st Century Learning Unit for 3rd Grade by Mary Morte and Carolyn Peralta

3rd** || **Content Area(s)**: Health, Social Science, Math, Language Arts, Science
 * **Title**: Orchard Chef’s Cooking for Kids || **Grade(s):

|| Authenticity Score : || In this unit students will work in collaborative teams to develop a website that offers recipes and menus based on what’s available seasonally at the local farmer’s market. Each website will contain: 1. Writing 1.3 understands the structure and organization of various reference materials. 2. 3. 4. || Students will be able to 1. Evaluation of recipe with a rubric: Is it in season produce? Is the recipe appropriate for the category: main dish, side dish, or dessert. Students will research their own recpies for the recipe catagory. 2. Evaluate video clip of recipe demo: speaker has a audible voice, demonstrating food cooking tips and safe food handling ( 3. Rubric of cost analysis of produce ) 4. Rubric of District Lunch Menu is it seasonal or fresh 5. Rubric for assessing source materials || 2. Assignments of groups and selection of seasons 3. Introduce how to research recipes in library and through a webquest. 4. Planning ||
 * Unit Description:
 * A list of available produce for assigned season
 * A link to [|www.markets-location.com] to find a certified farmers’ market in their area
 * Links to topically- related sites where appropriate
 * Video of the team creating one of their recipes
 * One recipe for main course, side dish, and dessert
 * Feature one video clip of a preparation and cooking food safety tip
 * Digital record of field trip taken to a farmers’ market
 * Cost analysis of produce in a grocery store vs. a farmers’ market
 * Analysis of TRUSD menu to determine if it is seasonal and fresh ||
 * Content Standards to Address:
 * Results Indicators
 * Instructional Strategies: jigsaw information from textbooks, posters, graphic organizers, webquests, recipes, cookbooks, online resources ||
 * **Summative Assessment Task**: //(Evidence of Success)// Student teams will develop a website that offers recipes and menus based on what’s available seasonally at the local farmer’s market.  ||
 * **Lesson/Activity Idea** 1. Introduce Project - Presentations by Skype or in class by chefs, Renee Best - director CFM and nutritionists- CA Dairy Council.

Being Addressed || Teaching Strategies Leading to Culminating Activity || Evidence of Success Product/Assessment || || Students will use the Internet and traditional library materials to gather content for the Orchard's Cooking for Kids website. All sources will be documented and students will assess the accuracy and authority of each resource used. || Stduents will use a rubric for source materials. || [|Happy Healthy Eating]
 * 21st Century Skills
 * Self-Direction || Through scaffolding, discussion, modeling and conferencing, students will learn how to construct a website using the teacher based school loop. || Project Checklists to monitor students progress to summative assessment task. ||
 * Higher Order Thinking || Students will evaluate and analyze the district lunch menu. Students will arrange and prepare thier digital video clips of thier cooking and recipe demonstration. Students will choose and collect recipes that may be included on the website. || ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Visual/Media Literacy || Students will learn how to use a digital camera and video clips that will feature the process of cooking safely and seasonally. || . ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Information Literacy
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**Links & Other Resources:** **<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Click here for full-length lesson (if available): **<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Related Rubric (if available)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Student materials:
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Related Investigate It/Try It

[|Urban Program Resource Network]

[|Just For Kids]

[|Food Fun]

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[|ttp://king.wsu.edu/nutrition/CHANGEpdfs.htm] [|http://www.sesameworkshop.org/initiatives/health/healthyhabits?gclid=CNv-v8jgj5wCFSgYagodJGC-Yw]

carolyn.peralta@twinriversusd.org mary.morte@twinriversusd.org ||