“La interdisciplinariedad es algo excelente si se sustenta firmemente en la disciplinariedad. Cada asignatura se debe considerar una herramienta eficaz, no un fin en sí misma. Debemos mantener su identidad y, sobre todo, su propia metodología. Solo de esta manera podremos construir una verdadera interdisciplinariedad. De lo contrario, solo lograremos confundir a nuestros alumnos y abordar las materias superficialmente.” Gérard Renaud, 1989 Alexandra Sarmiento - Self Contained Teacher Stefania García – Self Contained Teacher. John Alexander Pinilla – Self contained Teacher.

“La comprensión interdisciplinaria es la capacidad de integrar conocimientos y formas de pensar de dos o más disciplinas para crear una nueva perspectiva ...  una nueva comprensión ...  no sustituye a la enseñanza disciplinaria, sino que la amplía.” Verónica Boix Mansilla, miembro del equipo Harvard Project Zero

 You are a contestant for the new TV reality Show “Master Chef Kids”. And the judges gave you the following challenge: “you have to prepare a typical and healthy recipe from a country. For this challenge you need to consider the number of servings ( 234, 485, 971) and the price of the ingredients.

First Stage Exploratory stage Bring general information about the chosen country, the ingredients for the recipe, the quantity of products for the recipe taking into account the number of plates to be served and written procedure for the preparation of the recipe. April 21nd to April 27th Second Stage Guided Stage. in a ppt file the Student will present the historical background of the recipe and will start the classification of its ingredients according to the Food Pyramid and their benefits. Students will also solve the challenges proposed for the preparation of the recipe and finally they will rewrite the recipe in Simple past tense. From May 13th to May 20th Final Presentation Oral presentation Oral explanation of the recipe preparation steps, including the quantity of ingredients used, their price, the classification of the ingredients and the historical and geographical context of the plate. from May 28 th to June 3 rd.

SUBJECTCONTENTSINDICATORS ENGLISH Sequence Words Simple past tense Expresses him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly using the simple past tense and the sequence words to create a recipe. MATH Using Multiplication and division according to the number of servings: Identifies the best option to know the number of ingredients needed to prepare a typical recipe from a country according to the number of servings. SCIENCE Food Pyramid Food classification: according to their corresponding food group, origin (vegetal or animal) and the benefits (protective, body builders, energy giving) Shows a wide understanding of major processes, includes the information needed about food classification: Origin (vegetable or animal), benefits (protective, body builders, energy giving) and place them in the food pyramid.

SUBJECTCONTENTSINDICATORS HISTORY Overview of Cuisine HistoryDemonstrates wide comprehension about the origin of the native cuisine of his/her country. GEOGRAPHY Natural regions of the world Uses the right vocabulary when clearly explains the relation between the natural regions and its elements with the food products in a specific place.

FoodSourceBenefitsFood PyramidNutrients SpaghettiPlantEnergy Giving food GrainsCarbohidrates

Food1 guest4 guests356 guests698 guests423 guests carrot Food1 guest4 guests356 guests698 guests423 guests carrot$1,000$4,000$356,000$698,000$423,000

ENGLISH Activity: Recipe Procedure. Evaluation: Write the procedure of the chosen recipe using linking words. MATH: Activity: Ingredients quantity. Evaluation: establish the quantity of ingredients by taking into account the number of servings. SCIENCE: Activity: identify the ingredients and classify them in the Food Pyramid. Evaluation: Food Pyramid diagram. SOCIAL STUDIES: Activity: Geographical Food Origin. Evaluation: give the information about the country where the food for the recipe come from. Location and general information.

ENGLISH: Activity: Power point presentation with the recipe written in the simple past tense Evaluation: Correct use of the regular and irregular verbs and the past tense structures in order to present the preparation of a recipe. MATH: Activity: Power Point Presentation with the solution of the challenges proposed for the preparation of the recipe Evaluation: Appropriate use of the basic operations used to solve the proposed challenge. SCIENCE: Activity: Power point presentation with the classificatory table of the recipe ingredients. Evaluation: Describes and compares the different kinds of food according to their specific characteristics and classify them according to the food pyramid groups and their benefits. HISTORY: Activity: ppt file with the historical background of the recipe. Evaluation: investigation about the origin of the ingredients and the preparation of the recipe.

English: Describing the recipe using sequence Words and talking about its preparation in Simple past tense in oral way. Math: Presentation of the basic operations (multiplication and division) used to solve the challenges proposed for the contest Science: Oral presentation of the ingredients classification for the recipe according to the Food Pyramid groups, origin (vegetable or animal), benefits (protective, body builders, energy giving) and nutrients. History: Presentation of the corresponding country’s cuisine history and its influence in the recipe presented. Geography:Talking about the influence of the climate in the chosen ingredients in the preparation of the recipe taking into account the natural region of the world in which the country is located.