The art of cooking is closely related to geometric shapes. Some examples are:
The preparation of a sandwich, cutting a fruit, poke olives with chopsticks, we can create multiples geometric shapes when we take the spunk of soap.
The creation of these means, that you have to combinate space, shape and position, which are elements related to geometry (Vervi, 2016). The application of the geometry in the foodstuff is another way of artistic creation, and it could challenge the creativity of the students. It could determinate significative learning of the geometric shapes since it begins from the close experience of the students and with a manipulative combination. Therefore, it could foster the assimilation of the shape of a triangle, for instance.
On the one hand, in this video, you could get an idea of the different shapes and geometric figures that children could make. All of them are easy to do by the children.
On the other hand, in this video, you can see a practice in which children of primary education are making a workshop of cooking. It is one example of how it could be a great way of motivating the students and let them learn through their experience and manipulation. In our case, we could make cookies with geometric shapes, and it is not a dangerous practice because all instruments are prepared for being used by children. So, we do not have an excuse to change our geometry lessons and let children develop their creativity and their knowledge about geometry. Moreover, it is a way of relating geometry with their daily life. They eat every day and maybe the food they eat represent some geometrical shapes. In addition, we are not thinking only in geometry in the plane because we can work with solid geometry too.
References and other interesting resources:
Vervi, S. (2016). El rinoceronte temático. Retrieved from https://elrinocerontematematico.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/la-geometria-en-la-cocina-2/
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