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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I had a number of kids who went home and recreated the base recipe. Most of my sudents came up with a third idea to refine their test and were disappointed the term ended. We may pick it back up to allow them to retest.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Loved the recipe sheet and the review. It'd be really cool if the recipe sheet could be changed to allow them to choose the components that are going to use and a space to add their substitutions - as a particular group of mine 'forgot' what their new recipe was.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That they don't like beetroot in baking! haha

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? I think it was a great launchpad for discussion, as I said, it would be great to revisit this further next term and give them the chance to redefine and test. I love the scientific method exploration in this kit.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? That you can reduce sugar and substitute with other similar ingredients as they had a chance to research similarly acting ingredients.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 100%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? If we had a chance to work through to create an awesome tasting cupcake we'd be doing so well.. We didn't quite get there in only two bakes, most second bakes were a bit of a fail.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? The love of sugar!

“This is the second time I've done this unit. The kids love it! Although maybe not so much their creations! They loved getting to be creative, I ran out of time but would love to have extended this to a third bake to retest. There is so much scope for this. We used it as part of our 'Te Tinana' unit of learning so reducing sugar was an awesome link to this kit.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them This is so fun and I am learning lots. Can we do this again next week. What will happen if we do this?

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Visual resources - ORs sudents need lots of visuals to support their learning.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Ability to extend their learning further and investigate with different combinations of ingredients.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very effective - one Autistic student however still very fussy with food.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Keen to try things at home and amazed at how good it all tasted.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 80%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Parents were invited into the session on the last day and students shared what they had learnt so that this will hopefully carry on at home.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Autism, money, support.

“This Kit was used with my Ors children who love baking. It was an awesome opportunity to bring in some science into the process for them. Because learning is difficult for them and they need lots of visuals it was a great opportunity for them to explore baking deeper. Ingredients supplied and new world voucher was a lovely bonus as funding is so difficult. Students were very inspired and keen to try some different things at home further.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I never liked carrot before and now I like it. I would bake our cake again, it's perfect how it is. (no sugar)

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The scales and the sheet explaining the role of the the four different ingredients (egg, sugar, flour, fat)

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Hopefully they will look for ways to reduce sugar in their diet. More confidence in the kitchen.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It was a good follow-on for us, having already done some prior learning.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? They can share ideas for adding vegetables into meals and baking and ways to reduce sugar.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Students will be more confident to help out in the ktchen and may also have discussions at home about the impact of too much sugar.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Parents often buy cheap, convenient snack foods. Fruit and vegetables can be expensive

“So much to learn in here and different avenues to explore in more depth. This kit followed on nicely from some work we had done on healthy eating. Students were actively involved in creating their own recipes as well as taking part in practical measurement and basic cooking skills.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I now have a better understanding about different ingredients" "I liked how we got to change a variable and even got to taste it, it was amazing"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? making different vegetable cakes - some children had never tasted certain vegetable in cake before, they were very impressed

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That vegetables in cakes are amazing!

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Was highly effective

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Some children went home and explained what we had done, they said that they then made a healthy cake at home with their mum

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 60%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Making healthier choices when it comes to food they eat

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Money and attitude/knowledge of Whanau

“Great Kit - tied in nicely with our Science Concept for the term. Loved that it was hands on and the students were very engaged and able to discuss their learning.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I can make this cake at home" "I thought it would be disgusting but it was delicious"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? We had been working on measurement and healthy eating and how it affects our bodies, so this kit solidified that learning

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? An awesome learning experience that can be taken into the home

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It tied in well with our current learning about it

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? measurement, reading nutritional information, following a recipe

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 80%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Word of mouth from students to families, learned skills they can utilise at home

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost of living in a low decile area

“Awesome kit that worked in well with our module of learning about the human body and keeping our bodies working healthily.”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them It was fun doing baking at school. Didn’t know that you could put beetroot in a cake.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Useful having the ingredients - ensured that we did the baking. Information on ratios for baking.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That science is part of everyday life.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? We had previously completed a healthy eating programme earlier this year so talked about how this was a way of incorporating more vegetables into our diet

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? How to incorporate more vegetables in different ways into their diet

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Sharing recipes with family

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Advertising. What food they are provided with. Some parents providing lots of treat foods rather than healthier choices.

“Children really enjoyed the hands on experience but a bit nervous about using some of the ingredients.”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Keyarn: I can't believe I couldn't taste the corn! It was cool doing lots of cooking. Samuel: It was interesting to find out how using the veges instead of different things made the cake dry or nicer.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The recipe design cards were great because they were pictorial so easy to use for all learning abilities.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Some boys have already said they replicated their favourite cake during their school cooking sessions and at home.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? The students had meaningful discussions about healthy eating and how you need to try to include more vegetables in your diet, with vege cakes being a delicious way to do this.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? The disbelief factor! Most of them didn't believe that they could make a cake they liked, with veges in it so they were keen to prove it to family members!

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 100%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? It can help whānau eat healthier. Many people struggle to eat enough veges. Making cakes with vegetables is a fun and delicious way to get more vegetables into your diet. When tamariki are involved in preparing food, they are more likely to eat it and cooking together can bring whānau together. Spending time together in the kitchen is a great way to bond with your whānau..

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? I think lack of parental knowledge about how to cheaply prepare and then start children on the journey to healthy eating is the main barrier. It becomes more difficult to try to include veges in family diets after children become used to not eating them.

“My special needs students had a fantastic time learning about the science of cake making. It was easy to follow and flexible with it's learning opportunities.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 'I didn't think you could use vegetables this way! But it is healthier and delicious!. I liked being able to see the reactions while seeing the benefits too!.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? All parts were effective as a whole unit.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That anything is possible!

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Effective for majority.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Ideas and opportunities to share.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Students upskilling sharing with whanau about opportunities for healthier eating.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? cost.

“Kids were engaged throughout the entire experience! Linked well with our science focus of chemical reactions. Allowing students to use the resource in a range of ways. It was well resourced and I had everything I needed. Thank you!”

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