Walter,<div><br></div><div>The type of lab notebook activity you describe could be extended beyond the cooking area. I can see students using this for all kinds of scientific investigations.</div><div><br></div><div>My two cents.</div>
<div>Gerald<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Walter Bender <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Stefanie Nobel<br>
<<a href="mailto:stefanie.nobel@googlemail.com">stefanie.nobel@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hello,<br>
><br>
> I’m glad to present you a new project from OLPC France. For the next six<br>
> months we will develop a new playful software, which aims at educating<br>
> children about a healthier nutrition.<br>
> In this game children are taking care of an avatar by providing him with<br>
> meals, which they have to prepare before. By doing so the children are meant<br>
> to learn the importance of good nutrition for their healthy.<br>
> The game will be supported by Danone Research. They will not only finance<br>
> the project but also share their great knowledge on this topic with us.<br>
><br>
> We’re just at the begining of the development but here is a short<br>
> description of our first ideas:<br>
> The game will be split in two parts:<br>
><br>
> In one part the children can create their own recipes in a virtual<br>
> environment, similar to a “cook studio”. There is also the possibility to<br>
> share these recipes with other children.<br>
> The other part is for validation: Here the meal will be “validated” by the<br>
> avatar, (for example, a reaction might be, that the avatar can’t do homework<br>
> because he has not sufficient energy).<br>
><br>
> So at first we will have to define the relevant parameters, which you have<br>
> to consider when you validate a healthy meal, for example:<br>
><br>
> The need of the different nutritional values,<br>
> The nutritional value of the aliment<br>
> In natural and organic state and<br>
> after the preparation of the meal<br>
> The activities, the avatar/child do/did during the day<br>
> The season and the weather<br>
> The times of the meals during the day(this has an impact on the gain of the<br>
> food)<br>
> The health of the avatar/child<br>
> The extent of hygienic conditions when preparing the food<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> The next step will be to collect all those information and integrate it into<br>
> a rough logic.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> So don’t hesitate to comment about this project and share your thoughts.<br>
><br>
> We appreciate all kinds of input!<br>
><br>
<br>
FWIW, several of us have been thinking about a different angle on a<br>
cooking activity, one more geared towards chemistry and the science of<br>
the kitchen: getting the kids to experiment with recipes, for example,<br>
changing the 'resting time' when making noodles from flour and water,<br>
and observing how this changes the consistency, flavor, etc. The<br>
Activity would be more like a lab notebook and set of simple data<br>
analysis tools than anything else, but then the kids could presumably<br>
photograph their results with their XO and share their successes and<br>
failures, and aggregate data more widely. It be interesting to fold in<br>
nutrition into the mix: does Danone have data we can use re how<br>
cooking impacts the foods we eat?<br>
<br>
regards.<br>
<br>
-walter<br>
<br>
><br>
> Stefanie<br>
><br>
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