Infonews n°205 du 25/01/2004
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This week, don't miss Expolangues in Paris. Discover the program
and what to see at:
http://www.expolangues.fr/
A la Une this week, discover a special report about cooking where
you will find resources for all levels, from interactive games, quizzes and
coloring pages for the youngest, to videos and online journals or
institutes for the specialists. In the News, remember Groundhog Day which
takes place on February 2nd. And at the end of this newsletter, read two
fascinating articles for advanced students: one about GMO and viruses, with
historical references and another about inventions, and especially the
cellphone.
Have a nice week!
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A la Une : Cooking
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American Egg Board
Egg handling and care
Egg Recipes
Videos
Video songs
Games
Online Quiz
Fact sheets to work from (in .pdf)
Coloring book for the youngest
Interactive food pyramid
Online journals
Associations and Institutes
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In the News : Groundhog Day
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discover this custom
history of groundhog day
a wordseach
a nice webquest
coloring pages
a page of links
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Resources for secondary school
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Seeds of destruction
Survey: Cell phone most hated, needed invention (from Papyrus News)
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A la Une : cooking
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American Egg Board
http://www.aeb.org/
In this site you will find info about eggs : basic facts, safety,
recipes... This site could be very useful to those studying cooking and
nutrition, but also to many other classes from second year of secondary
school upwards, because of all the pictures...
Egg handling and care
http://www.aeb.org/safety/index.html
the site includes an illustrated diagram of the inside of an egg ( biology)
and visual "egg doneness guidelines" in "Fight BAC!™ Safe
Food-Handling Tips "
Egg Recipes
http://www.aeb.org/recipes/think_fast_think_eggs/new_television_ad_recipes_index.htm
Step by step poached eggs(with pictures and short texts)
http://www.aeb.org/recipes/basics/poached_eggs.htm
Step by step Omelet (with even a microwave receipe)
http://www.aeb.org/recipes/basics/french_omelet.htm
For young students, including primary school, see the "Food detectives"
http://www.fooddetectives.com
Videos
- Kids a cookin' (with scripts)
http://www.kidsacookin.ksu.edu
Kids a cookin' offers you videos of TV programs about easy recipes or how
to techniques. If your connexion is slow, the film is show as a slide show,
but whatever your connexion speed, you can hear the sound and read the
script. You can also read the recipe, plus some comments, tips, and so on.
I liked "how to peel an egg", but you may prefer "how to use a can
opener",
or a healthy and quick recipe. Make your choice from:
http://www.kidsacookin.ksu.edu/techniques/technique_category.asp
http://www.kidsacookin.ksu.edu/recipes/recipe_category.asp
or go through the categories from the menu on the left....
- Epicurious: The World's Greatest Recipe Collection
http://eat.epicurious.com/
This site offers you a stunning collection of recipes, and some excellent
technique videos, to learn how to cook eggs or to cut poultry (without scripts)
http://eat.epicurious.com/learn/video/index.ssf/?/learn/video/main.html
Video songs
http://www.fooddetectives.com/bactv.swf
There are some video songs, with online sound, pictures and the words
written at the bottom of the screen. The tunes are a bit old-fashioned but
it is an interesting way to introduce the vocabulary. The students may like
"yucky stuff" in "chill it" or the "cook it" tune... You can
read all the
lyrics at:
http://www.fooddetectives.com/gup/lyrics.html
Games
- the "filthy fingers" game
http://www.fooddetectives.com/handwash_intro.swf
This very interesting game shows all the things a youngster does after
school, like playing with the dog or eating a sandwich, and each step is
illustrated. The students can:
-> play the game and discover that they have to wash their hands after each
activities (although it doesn't say why you should wash you hands three
times between watching TV, doing your homework, and have a drink...!!!)
-> use the illustrated situations to write their own story.
It is the best game : the "good food gone bad" is a memory game, with an
advice each time you find a matching pair; the "child who knew enough" case
is just to make stickers; and the "bacteria that keeps growing" is just a
shoot them up.
- Star chefs (from Barbara Dieu)
"I came across an interesting site for those of you who are teaching
students to work in hotels and restaurants."
http://www.starchefs.com/about_us/html/games.html
Online Quiz
After these activities, you can take the online quiz and review what you
have learnt:
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/wash__hands.htm
Fact sheets to work from (in .pdf)
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/NIRC/Gen_info/nutfacts.htm
Peanut butter (with recipes)
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/NIRC/pdf/pntbttr.pdf
packed lunches
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/NIRC/pdf/lunch.pdf
Start the day with breakfast
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/NIRC/pdf/brekfast.pdf
( notes:
- to complement with pictures, choose "pictures" in http://www.google.com
and just type one word like: packed lunch, breakfast, bagel, muffin,
pretzel, granola bars, graham crackers, etc.
- oatmeal (from oat) and homily grits (from corn) are more difficult to
describe, maybe just saying that they are cereals to be cooked and eaten
warm could be enough.
- for a recipe of grits see
http://www.foodreference.com/html/nassaugritsr.html
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breakfast menus from a school
http://www.richmond.k12.ga.us/nutrition/Menus/breakfast_menu%20september.htm
Coloring book for the youngest
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/NIRC/pdf/5-a-day.pdf
a 20 pages .pdf visual guide book to download and color. You may also like
to use them as posters and put them on some kind of poster panel in your
class....
( make them discover that yams are sweet potatoes, and that grapes become
raisins, blueberries and U pick farms, etc.)
Interactive food pyramid
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/NIRC/Gen_info/adultmap.htm
( what food belongs to what group and how to cut back on fat and sugar)
Online journals
- The Journal of Food Science Education (JFSE)
"An online journal created to provide information on current innovations,
trends, and issues surrounding food science and technology education. "
http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1000358
[ full of articles for specialists, Food Science Lessons for K-12, etc.]
- Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (CRFSFS)
"An online journal which publishes comprehensive, critical reviews on
topics of current interest in food science, technology, and safety."
http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1000362
[ for specialists again. You can find, for example, an article about "The
Kosher and Halal Food Laws" ]
Associations and Institutes
- National Restaurant Association Educational Fundation ( NRAEF)
the NRAEF offers online training and various articles about in-service
training and job placement which can be very useful to students studying in
that field:
http://www.nraef.org/
- Institute of food technologists (IFT)
The Institute of Food Technologists publishes news, articles, and other
information of interest to food scientists, food technologists and
personnel in related fields.
http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1000116
- USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/
[ it's a site I found in the Scout Report,and from which I found all the
above addresses....]
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in the News : Groundhog Day
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Groundhog Day this year is on February 2nd. Here are a few addresses to
discover this custom and this charming little animal:
http://www.groundhogsday.com/groundhogcentral.php
history of groundhog day (middle of the page)
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/happy_groundhog.htm
a wordseach
http://www.2learn.ca/mapset/Enjoy/GroundHogs/HogWordSearch.html
a nice webquest to explore several sites:
http://www.2learn.ca/currlinks/NetSplores/search/NetSploreView.asp?page=792
coloring pages for the youngest:
http://www.coloring.ws/groundhogs.htm
a page of links
http://www.2learn.ca/mapset/Enjoy/GroundHogs/Groundhog.htm
and on the French sites:
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/fetes02.php
http://www.ac-versailles.fr/pedagogi/anglais/civi/groundhog.html
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Resources for secondary school
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Seeds of destruction
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In this special report from C.Net, discover the links between agricultural
epidemics and internet viruses, through historical events like The Irish
Potato Famine , the History of Dutch Elm Disease, cotton and Southern USA,
or Brazil and the orange.
"In studying the effects of last summer's MSBlast worm, some security
experts turned to an unlikely source in search of clues to the prevention
of computer epidemics: plants. " (from the site)
Fascinating , isn't it?
http://news.com.com/2009-7349_3-5140971.html?tag=nefd_lede
[ a fascinating special report for advanced students studying
economics,computers, agriculture, and all the others....]
Survey: Cell phone most hated, needed invention (from Papyrus News)
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CNN.com, January 21, 2004
An MIT survey "asked what invention they hate most but can't live without,
30 percent said the cell phone. Alarm clocks were a close second, with 25
percent, followed by the television with 23 percent"
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/21/tech.survey.ap/index.html
[ also with interesting links to other inventions and the reactions of the
public.]
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