YEAR 4 C

Having seen the experts at work Year 4 came back from the Marriott Hotel feeling inspired. It was now their turn in the kitchen! After talking about their favourite chocolates and possible combinations the children chose from a number of different ingredients and made their own range of individual chocolates.
In the careful hands of Elise, Cecilia, Donna and Esther the cooking room became a blur of molten chocolate, dried fruit, cherries, nuts, sprinkles, chocolate chips and other ingredients as different concoctions were created. Some fillings were put at the bottom, some at the top, some chocolates had one or two ingredients whilst others had them all! One thing was certain – the chocolates were all delicious.

The chocolates were displayed and tasted during our Exit Point the next day for all to share and enjoy.

Many thanks Elise, Cecilia and Donna for your invaluable help.

Chefs in Action on PhotoPeach

Year 4 enjoyed the science elements of the Chocolate unit. They took part in a number of investigations which involved the children undertaking all elements of a science experiment – posing a question, determining the method by which to carry out the investigation, predicting, fair testing, concluding and writing up the experiment. The photos are from

The children investigated the best place to keep chocolate in school, different melting points and finally the best material for a chocolate wrapper. Chocolate wrappers need to keep the taste and smell of other foods, objects out. This involved the children wrapping the same type and amount of chocolate (fair testing) in different materials and putting them in a bag with some chopped onion (smelly socks were suggested!). We left the chocolate for a week and then compared the different wrappers. Different groups tested different materials and came up with their own conclusion and explanations as to what would make the best wrapper.

Budding Scientists on PhotoPeach

What a wonderful afternoon Year 4 had sharing our learning with all of the parents. After sharing with them some of the work we’d done in IPC this term and its links to our Literacy and maths work the children sang and danced before testing their parents’ knowledge in “Are you smarter than a Year 4 chocolataire? The children than shared their work, talked about classroom displays and sampled some of the handmade chocolates that they’s made.
Chocolate Exit Point on PhotoPeach

Chocolate Exit Point on PhotoPeach

As part of our IPC unit on Chocolate the children look at environmental issues linked to cacao farming, particularly ‘Slash and Burn.’ The children learnt what the consequences of ‘slash and burn’ are and how it can affect the environment. They then designed information posters and presented their work in a knowledgeable and creative way to the rest of the class. We look forward to sharing our learning with Year 3 during their unit on the Rainforest next term.