1. Homemade Chicken Soup Ingredients 1 (3 pound) whole chicken 4 carrots, halved 4 stalks celery, halved 1 large onion, halved water to cover salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules (optional) Directions 1. Put the chicken, carrots, celery and onion in a large soup pot and cover with cold water. Heat and simmer, uncovered, until the chicken meat falls off of the bones (skim off foam every so often). 2. Take everything out of the pot. Strain the broth. Pick the meat off of the bones and chop the carrots, celery and onion. Season the broth with salt, pepper and chicken bouillon to taste, if desired. 3. Return the chicken, carrots, celery and onion to the pot, stir together, and serve.

2. Here’s The Challenge: N.A.S.A. chief executives have given you the task of creating a one-of-a-kind recipe for the “preparation” and “creation” of the Earth, it’s moon, atmosphere, and oceans. The individual with the most accurate and creative recipe will be victorious!!

3. What your recipe must include… 2 points -- A title (because every recipe has a name). 5 points -- An “Ingredients” section containing the “ingredients” needed for the formation of the Earth, its moon, atmosphere and oceans (meteors, nebula, gases, etc.). 5 points -- A “Directions” section with specific step-by- step instructions on how the Earth formed. Use cooking metaphors instead of just listing out what happened (example: First you must take the nebula and spin it around, etc). 10 points -- Must at least include information about how Earth, Earth’s moon, atmosphere, and oceans formed. 1 point – At least one picture included 5 points – Use of class time 2 points – Creativity, professionalism, neatness, and organization