Materials: a loaf of sliced bread, a toaster, a knife to cut toast, pencils, copies of the skill sheet
Overview: Children will watch an adult heat bread in a toaster for shorter and longer amounts of time to see how the bread changes.
Directions:
1. Ahead of time: Bring in a toaster from home. Experiment a little on your own first. How long does it take your toaster to make toast that is lightly toasted? How long to make darker toast? Write those times down.
2. Begin the activity. Tell students you will explore how heat from a toaster changes bread. More heat equals more change!
3. Put 1-2 slices of bread in the toaster. Toast until lightly toasted (using the amount of time already determined). Cut the toast into small pieces, giving each kid or group of kids a piece to observe.
4. Now make dark toast. Give kids a sample to investigate. How is it different? Which kind do they prefer? Record observations on the skill sheet.