Making Sugar

Thursday (05/02/2009)

a) Revision
We revised on the words learnt in this thematic lesson.
There were about 16 words.

b) Watching Our TV Cards
I pretended to read a newspaper and exclaimed that there is an interesting TV programme on TV now. It’s actually our story “The King Of China” and the kids got excited and giggled.
They took turns to present their slides individually.
Some could read while some just say the story from their mind related to their drawn picture. I was proud that Jing Kai stood up happily as he used to be reluctant.
Next TV programme: Sugarcane
We used the remote control to tune into another channel. This time TV1. There’s information on sugarcane.
We saw some charts on how to make sugar from sugarcane.

c) Sugar Making Process
We blended the small pieces of sugarcane.
Then, I squeeze them to get the juice.
Then we poured the juice into a container and measured the level.
Next, we boiled it until it became thick and crystalised. We took about 15 minutes only.
The kids took turn to see the boiling juice turned into steam. They also saw a lot of hot bubbles boiling in the pot.
Once crystalised, we ate the bits. Haaa…..”Teacher, they are really sweet!”….just like sugar.
“We are successful!” said Yun Zhe….the kids learnt the meaning of successful….although our sugar is a liitle bit burnt.

d) Why did the juice become crystalise?
In the class, we discussed. Jin Shan said the fire ate the water. Eugene and Max said that the fire was too hot and boil it.
I asked them to search for the answer.