Bread making

Today in science we made bread, sherbet and hokey pokey.

How to make our Bread (One loaf):

Ingredients

1. 3 1/3 cups o high grade flour

2. 2 tsp of yeast

3.1 tsp of salt

4.1 1/2 cups of luke warm water

5. 2 tbsp's of butter

6. 2 bowls

Method:

1. Melt the butter and set aside.

2. In another bowl, mix the flour, salt and yeast together.

3. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the water. Mix well.

4. Turn the dough mix out onto a floured board and knead for 8-10mins. The dough should spring back when pushed with a finger after this time.

5. Use the melted butter to grease the sides of a clean bowl. Place the dough in this bowl, making sure to grease the dough with the butter. This is so the dough mixture does not dry out. Put glad-wrap over the bowl, and leave in a warm place. Leave the dough for 45 - 75 mins, or until the mixture has doubled in size.

6. Turn the dough out on a floured board and punch the bread - this is to remove the excess air, and to stop the bread tasting to much of yeast.

7. Knead the bread for a further 3- 4 minutes. Shape the bread on a greased and lined loaf tin.

8. Brush the top of the bread with the remaining melted butter. Leave for 30 mins or until the dough has risen 1 cm above the loaf tin.

9. Bake in a pre-heated oven, at 200°C for 30 mins, or until golden brown. Tap the top of the bread before removing from the oven. If it sounds hollow, the bread is ready!

10. Enjoy with butter and jam!

Even more science

Today we did some awesome experiments.We did 3, but my favourite one was making a lava lamp.We made it by filling a small coke bottle a 1/4 full with water and filled it up to 3/4 with oil.Then we put in a dozen drops of food colouring.Then we got two berrocca tablets and broke them into 1/4's and put them in.Then we quickly put on the lid and walla! you have a lava lamp.

P.S. The lava lamp only lasts as long as the berrocca tablets bubble so you have it for 1 or 2 minutes.

Science

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Hi Isabella.

It was great to see you make such a positive start to your return to Enrich for Term 4. You settled in our science talent development group, and were eager to conduct the activities and experiments today. The points you raised when we were analysing our results for each experiment were well thought out, and you used prior knowledge to guide your thinking process. Keep up the great work Isabella.

Katie.

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Teacher Comment

Izzy

It was great to see your passion project of organising a quiz night take shape at the end of the term. I am really looking forward to your fundraising night next term. Yourself, Willson and Max have done well to organise questions and approach local businesses for prizes. You have a relaxed, friendly manner and are a good role model for the younger students at Enrich. You are beginning to see the importance of planning your day wisely to make sure that you complete tasks on time. You enjoy new challenges, particularly the chemistry workshops that were on offer this term. Keep up the great work Izzy and I’m sure Term 3 will be just as successful for you.

Katie.

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