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CTE teacher describes cross-class projects that weave culinary arts into art, geometry and science
Summary
An unnamed Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher described classroom projects that pair culinary arts students with art and geometry classes to teach math and science concepts through hands-on work, citing an example that combined ceramic bowl-making and a soup tasting event.
Teacher, a Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher, described classroom projects that pair culinary arts students with other classes to sharpen math and science skills through hands-on activities.
“Work with the other teachers to make their class more interesting. So geometry and math, especially for culinary arts, science, huge part of cooking,” Teacher said, explaining the rationale for cross-class collaboration.
The teacher gave a specific example of a joint project with an art class: “So I worked with the art teacher, and she would make bowls, ceramic bowls in her class, and the kids would make bowls. And then we would have a a day where we made all soup, and we would have it fill the bowl day.” The paired classes kept the bowls and held a tasting event, the teacher said: “And so our 2 classes would get together, and they would give our class ceramic bowls that they could keep. And then we filled all their bowls with soups, and so they got to try all these things.”
The teacher said similar partnerships can connect culinary coursework to geometry and design: “And, like, you've got architect classes and interior design classes for me where they're learning about how to fill a space with carpet, how to make sure they have enough tile. That's all geometry.” The teacher argued that using shared language across classes helps students recognize scientific and mathematical concepts within vocational topics: “So when I put out a mark, write on the board molecule for a carbohydrate and I'm writing electrons and I'm putting all of the things in there, the students are suddenly seeing that this is science.”
The teacher offered a concrete science link for students in food classes: “And they're understanding that, hey, for soap to work and wash your hands, it's actually an electronic bond. And that's why dirt washes off of your hands, is because it's bonded with the soap because they're missing an electron. So I would teach that in my class to hopefully get them to understand that science is also very important.”
The transcript does not specify whether these remarks were part of a formal agenda item or made during public comment, and no formal action or vote was recorded on the topic.
