A Writing Across the Curriculum Lesson from ScienceFix
Scientific Topic: Any Students Write: an unusual recipe

Scientific Recipes

Student Samples Page

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Elementary Student Example:

A Recipe for Exploding Universe Cupcakes
by Wittekin, 6th grade writer

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar (stars)
2 cups baking soda (space dust)
1 cup pudding (dark matter)
6-10 marshmallows (galaxies)
1 1/2 cups white vinegar (empty space)
2 cups water (gravity)

Instructions:

Mix 1/2 cup of stars with space dust, 1/2 cup of dark matter, and the galaxies. Add 1 cup of your gravity and mix thoroughly. Put in oven for thirty minutes on high heat. While it's cooking, mix the other cup of gravity with empty space, remaining stars and remaining cup of drak matter. Stir well. Drizzle this mixture on the baked universe. Back away about ten feet and watch the explosion.

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