Week 3: Research and Summarize

Great job making your test candy kit last week.  This week, you should:

1. Research  the candy making process and/or Japanese culture.  Refer back to the articles and web sites linked in Week 1 for research or do your own research using library books, databases at http://www.avl.lib.al.us, or reliable sources from the Internet.  
2. Draft a script for your presentation and think of ways to include facts from your research.

Remember:  You must record your progress on your schedule sheet and write down anything you need to bring, or need to ask me to make available for next week.

Week 1: Getting Started

Working with the Japanese Candy Kits opens several possibilities for your research connection to your maker project.

This week, decide what curriculum content you are going to study related to the candy kits.  Some suggestions:

• Cooking Chemistry
• Japanese Culture
• Math (measuring and balancing contents, symmetry in final product, etc.)

Read the books I have provided from our library to help you focus your research project.  You might also find some useful information on these sites (click on blue hypertext linked title):

Science of Cooking:  Candy.  Accidental Scientist. http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/candy/index.html

"Japan." Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2009. Kids InfoBits. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.

"Kitchen Science." Science Weekly 17 Dec. 1999: 1. Kids InfoBits. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.

Palmeri, Christopher and Nanette Byrnes. "Is Japanese Style Taking Over the World?" Business Week, July 25, 2004.

Don't forget to update your progress this week.  Make changes to your proposed schedule, if needed.