Fruits
Intro to Foods
Resource: Amazing Foods Textbook
To complete the following module please turn in the following
artifacts:
Review and discuss notes. Take quiz and turn in to Ms. Stokes
Migration- Using a format of a brochure to give to a 6th grader. Explain
how migration of birds affects the production of fruits in the United
States. Answer questions on the 3 slide of this PPT.
Give a reflection of your recipe lab. Must be half a page.
Migration
Please read the below pdf online. It will explain migration of birds.
http://www.northern-stars.com/Bird_Migration.pdf
Your assignment will be to:
What will happen if the temperature of the Mid west/Heartland of
the US increases?
What will happen if Kansas and Missouri farmers choose to not
farm corn. Will that change the berries offered by local farmers?
Create your brochure for 6th graders with the above information.
Evaluate the following:
Do you eat enough fruit?
What does fruit do for you?
Why would someone need
Vitamin C? Research what is
Scurvy.
Drupes- A type of fruit that has
One large pit or seed and
Grows on trees
Ex: Cherries, peaches
Pomes- a type of fruit that has a core
That contains seeds and groups on
Trees.
Ex: Apples, pears
Citrus Fruit: a type of
Fruit that has a leathery skin,
many segment filled with juicy
pellets and grows on trees
ex: Pink grapefruit, lemons, limes,
oranges, tangerines
Berries: small, juicy fruits
that contain many tiny seeds.
Ex: Blackberries, blueberries,
Cranberries, currants,
grapes, raspberries,
strawberries
Melons: large, moist fruits that
Grow on vines and contain
Seeds. They have a thick skin
That may be smooth or rough.
Ex.cantaloupes, honeydew,
watermelon
Tropical fruit: a type that
grows only in warm, sunny
Climates.
Ex. Avacadoes**, bananas,
Breadfruit, coconuts, dates,
Figs, kiwi, mangos, papaya,
passion fruit, pineapples, starfruit
Produce: Fresh fruits and
Vegetables
Name two places during the
Spring and Summer months you
Can buy fresh produce?
*** This is a knife skill lab You will need to be trained by Ms. Stokes to
Create this lab****
Apple upside down cake
Preheat oven to 350
Spray round cake pan
2 Granny Smith apples slice fan out around the edges of pan
In a bowl combine the following, then microwave for 15 seconds:
4 T Butter
¾ C brown sugar
2 T apple juice
¼ t cinnamon
½ C light corn syrup
Pour ½ of the melted mixture onto of the apples,
reserve the remaining for later.
Cake:
¾ C vegetable oil
1 C Brown sugar
2 T Apple juice
2 eggs
1 t cinnamon
½ t salt
Mix to combine, then add:
1 t baking soda
1 ½ C flour
1 grated apple
Combine all ingredents and pour over sliced apples.
Bake for 50 mins.
Pour remaining caramel mixture over cake.