Thursday, December 11, 2008

Making Natural Yoghurt

Today we used one of these yoghurt makers to make our natural yoghurt for our smoothies. Yesterday we made a sweet vanilla yoghurt and compared the taste to natural yoghurt. We discussed how we would get used to eating the sourer yoghurt if we didn't eat sweetened yoghurt. Some of us were looking hard at the nutritional panels at lunchtime to see who had the healthiest yoghurt. We found a new word today... incubator! It means an apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled, often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction.

Next week a parent is coming in to show us how they make their yoghurt at home. She is going to use a chilly bin as the incubator.

2 comments:

M Webb said...

Room Ten - my favourite New Zealand Blog! Defiantly a 'this is how you should do it' factor here. We have loved your work in Auckland. Just to wish you and your students all the best over the Christmas break. Mr Webb is leaving at the end of the year (sssh!) and we'll look forward to following your work in 2009! Hope that you'll keep posting over the Christmas Break!

Room 9 @ Pt England School said...

Wow Room 10 you are all doing an amazing job. Keep up the wonderful work.