By. Cindy Ives EDU 553 ECSU
Materials: Computer for each student (Computer Lab can be used)
Student Folders
Printer
Objectives: Students will use the knowledge of how to use the computer and Internet to find a recipe for each food group previously discussed.
Standards: Technology Content
# 3 � Career Awareness: describe how mathematics, science, language
arts, social studies, and the arts are related to technology.
# 4 � Problem Solving, Research, and Development: gather, record,
and organize data, based on observations.
Procedure:
1. If classroom does not have enough computers for each student, or pair of
students to use, check to see when computer lab is available. Or, if students
have computer class, use this time to do lesson (if computer class is taught
by different teacher, see if computer teacher would mind using class time for
lesson).
2. Show students where they can find the teacher suggested websites to conduct
research (either have them open shared folder or use teacher made hand out).
3. Review with students the proper use of the Internet.
4. Allow students to peruse the following website and print out their recipes.
Mexican Cookery: http://www.schools.ash.org.au/thscompst/Mexico/Mexico1.html
Taco Stand: http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/kids/about/html/tacos/home.html
Mexican Cuisine: http://mexico.udg.mx/cocina/ingles/ingles.html
Mexico-Food: http://www.differentworld.com/mexico/common/pages/food.htm
Mexican Bread: http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blbread5.htm
Mexican Cheese: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/puebla/kgqueso1.html
Mexican Recipes: http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/mexican_recipes.htm
Mexico Connect Kitchen: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/foodindex.html
5. Teacher(s) should be monitoring students� progress and answer any questions
that come up. Teachers should also be making sure students are staying on task.
6. Have students place recipes in folder for future reference.
7. Discuss some of the recipes students found. Have each student choose one recipe
they would like to create.
8. Have students keep their recipes in their folders for future reference.
Modifications: If printing is limited, provide students with a food group to research
and have each student print off only one recipe.
Assessment: Students effectively used Internet and given sites to hand in 5 appropriate Mexican recipes according to lesson description.
Lesson 1 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5