Noodles Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
March 21, 2007

March is national noodle month. Learn more about it here:
http://www.helium.com/tm/223884/noodle-strip-unleavened-dough

Discussion Questions:
1. What people are on record as making noodles and other pasta as early as 3,000 B.C.?
A. Greeks
B. Romans
C. Egyptians
D. Chinese
2. "Noodle" comes from the word "nudel," which has origins in which language?
A. Italian
B. German
C. Swedish
D. Greek
3. All pasta are noodles?
A. True
B. False
4. What ingredient do noodles contain that makes them different from most other pastas?
A. Iron
B. B-vitamins
C. Egg
D. Olive oil




Geography
Gather together an encyclopedia, some atlases, and other detailed U.S. maps---and search the country for silly, offbeat, or otherwise unique city and town names. Here are just a few silly names:

• Zap, North Dakota
• Santa Claus, Indiana
• Noodle, Texas
• Frostproof, Florida
• Zigzag, Oregon
• Whynot, Mississippi
• Boring, Maryland

Use the clues to find the names of these cities:
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp2235_name.shtml

POPULATION PASTA

Learn about the World’s population with pasta. (Click on Xtras to the left.)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/09/pasta.html

Language arts


Creative Writing
Students might work in cooperative groups to complete this exercise. Unusual town names often result in humorous newspaper headlines. For example, this headline appeared in an Illinois newspaper: "Normal Man Weds Oblong Woman." (Normal and Oblong, of course, are Illinois town names and not adjectives describing the betrothed!) Invite students to create their own fun headlines!



Science

Learn about water distribution with this noodle lab: http://discoverycreek.org/teachers/curriculum/water_lesson.php


Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!

http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/03/math-challenge-march-21.html



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