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Salads Lesson PlanSalads Lesson Plan
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National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Career & Technical Education
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1 hr 30 mins
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Salads

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Lettuce talk for a moment about your culinary scholars; do they have what it takes to create a great salad? Show them the finer points of salad preparation with a career and technology lesson that combines direct instruction, creativity, and proportional reasoning. Individuals learn the four basic types of salads, then head to the lab to apply their knowledge and prepare a vinaigrette dressing.

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Concepts

food, vegetables, ratios, proportions, food preparation, fractions, nutrients

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Prepare examples of each type of salad for pupils to study as they work with the material
  • Extend the lesson by asking individuals to create their own salads and salad dressing recipes for homework

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider splitting the lesson between two days to allow for more time in the lab

Pros

  • The comic strip activity is a creative way for students to classify the types of salads
  • Math practice within the lesson has meaningful, real-world context

Cons

  • None

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