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Kitchen Chemists · OSHC · Week 1

Smoothie lab

Materials checklist

  • Blender
  • Frozen fruit
  • Milk / dairy-free alternative
  • Yoghurt
  • Measuring cups
  • Cups
  • Rating sheet

Step by step

  1. Check allergies and wash hands.
  2. Teams follow a recipe card, measuring each ingredient.
  3. Educator operates the blender.
  4. Taste test and rate each recipe.
  5. Discuss why results differed.

Look for & extend

  • • Notice careful measurers — extend with a 'recipe inventor' challenge.
  • • Interest in colour changes? Explore natural food dyes.
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Kitchen Chemists · OSHC · Week 1

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Smoothie lab

Notice careful measurers — extend with a 'recipe inventor' challenge.

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Smoothie lab

Interest in colour changes? Explore natural food dyes.

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Kitchen Chemists · OSHC · Week 1

Observation record — Smoothie lab

Child / group:
Date:
Educator:

What I saw and heard (child's voice)

Learning I noticed (outcomes)

Where to next / how I'll extend

Outcomes this week: 3.2 · 4.1 · QA1 · QA2