Food lab: translate recipes into Chemistry language Erasmus Project

Project Title

Food lab: translate recipes into Chemistry language

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Research and innovation; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Creativity and culture

Project Summary

Science subjects aren’t very popular at school because students can’t see connections between what they learn at school and what they experience in real life. Our project offered alternatives for stereotypes (science for boys and cooking for girls, early school leaving, science subjects are too theoretical etc). Project was different because we integrated different subjects (chemistry, math, history, technology, geography, arts and English).Science (Physics, Chemistry, Math) language as universal language.. So we offered for our students learn universal science language to better understand culture, history, geography , everyday life around them.
In first application we had 6 partners and finally Greece and Portugal partners gave up and we were 4 partners. We decided ot share activities and take in project meetings more students (instead 4 6-8 students). Also we created more teaching materials and visited different food industries : diary indutry, bakery, ice cream factory, Turkish delights factory etc.
During the project participants prepared national dishes of their regions and focus was rather on chemical proceesses what endure during cooking the dish. Based on that special worksheets was prepared which includes lesson plans for DIY activities for fellow students.
The project was interesting because science topics were learned trough unusual activities. Also teachers will prepare lesson plans so everyone could re-do the innovative lessons.Learners will develop different skills and learn languages, self evaluation, self awareness, sustainability, food management, organic food, fair trade etc . All the meetings and the activitieswere designed to serve the effectiveness of the project and the pursuing of its general objectives.The boys and girls worked in international teams together and developed their social skills to understand better similarities and differences each others cultural heritage. Workshops were organized to combine traditional food, healthy food habits, information about chemical processes during cooking and information about vegan food, fair trade and influence of chemical fertilizers or food supplies in agriculture.
Going beyond students and the certain and obvious advantages the project brought to them, there was the entire educational community to benefit from such entrepreneurship. Parents, teachers and other stakeholders were involved in the project activities and all partners learned new things, established new contacts between families, students, partners and communities. The idea was to involve as many people as possible, from simple villagers and other inhabitants to many schools outside the project, specialists in different areas collaborating with our organizations, authorities and school inspectorates. That connection was established and students were very warmy greeted by local communities, visited local governments and neighbour schools was also invited to participate. Tatally about project heared about 800 local participants from each country: students, parents, community members, partner organizations etc.
Beside cooperation at different levels, we promoted those important learning values such as: peer learning, PBL, non formal education, integrative lesson teaching, using direct items in evaluation and recycling of taught matter, team work, with all its implications, leadership and mindfulness, to mention only a few aspects characterizing the schoolwork within the project. Also, we involved all students, not only the good ones. Wherever there are cases of disadvantaged students, physically or socially, they undoubtedly were involved in the project activities, taking care at the difficulty level of the given task. Our students improved in all solicited skills through the project activities, them being, most common, English command, ICT, communication, science, etc.

Project Website

https://twinspace.etwinning.net/87278/home

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 109925 Eur

Project Coordinator

Kiviõli 1.Keskkool & Country: EE

Project Partners

• SCOALA GIMNAZIALA NR.1 UNGURENI
• AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DE AVIS
• Gymnasio Feron
• Osnovna skola Hugo Badalic
• KILIMLI ANADOLU LISESI