IN Bethel Park Summer 2016 | Page 60

STUDENTS CREATE THE PERFECT FOOD E ighth Grade students in Mrs. Campagna’s classroom at Independence Middle School worked together to create the Perfect Food and they did a great job! The students worked in small groups to create a new food, write a recipe, prepare an ingredient list for grocery shopping, create the packaging for the food product, market the product by making a commercial using iMovie, and prepare and present their product to their classmates. The students were excited about the project and developed foods such as “Mallow Bites,” “Spud Surprise Soup,” “Cheesy Broccoli Croissants,” “S’mores Students scooped their shortcake batter onto a cookie sheet to bake. Crescent Rolls,” “Fruit Lover’s Pizza” and “Stufft.” The commercial for “Mallow Bites,” a combination of marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers, included the tagline, “A Camp Fire in Every Bite.” Some commercials included a jingle for their products. The students were energized for this project after a visit to their classroom by Bethel Park High School DECA students Paige Davidson and Maria Schiller, who worked with the students to brainstorm some ideas. Mrs. Campagna also created a Facebook group for Family The students making the Fruit Lover’s The Fruit Lovers Pizza Group. Pizza spread yogurt on top of thinly sliced sandwich buns. Creating the delicious S’mores Crescent Rolls were (left to right): Haley Zevola and Hannah Picard. and Consumer Science Teachers to share their ideas and resources. If the foods the students created weren’t perfect, they ݕɔ