Talk about old cheese: there is evidence that cheese was made 7500
years ago! Cheese is great to eat by itself and in combination with so many
other foods. No wonder we smile when we say “cheese.”
CONNECT:
Discover over a thousand kinds of cheese – by country, texture, and
color – at http://www.cheese.com/
Find the facts about cheese at http://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Cheese
Read about the history of cheese: http://www.gourmetcheesedetective.com/History-of-Cheese.html
How is cheese made? Watch the video to find out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVVpjVk4Gy8
The science of cheese is weirder than you think: https://www.wired.com/2014/03/everythingyoudidntknowyouwantedtoknow-about-the-science-of-cheese/
CREATE:
It’s time for kids to cook; start with baked mac and cheese, and get
good tips for cooking with kids: https://www.babble.com/best-recipes/kid-made-recipes-baked-mac-and-cheese/
Make your own cheese by viewing the photos and directions at http://whileshenaps.com/2015/06/summer-activity-with-kids-making-cheese-at-home.html
Play Cheese Quest at http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-cheese-quest
Play the Cheese Touch game, form the Wimpy Kid Club: https://www.wimpykidclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cheese_touch_game.pdf
CARE:
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. See why – and see how
cheese can be part of that meal: http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/breakfast.html
Learn how to read food labels at https://www.choosemyplate.gov/budget-food-label
and https://www.fda.gov/food/ingredientspackaginglabeling/labelingnutrition/ucm274593.htm.
Then compare cheese food, processed cheese and natural cheese.
How do you keep cheese from molding? Find out at http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-store-cheese-what-to-do-100285
CAREERS:
Do cheese-related careers make you smile? You can make money
manufacturing cheese, selling it, cooking with it – as well as raising animals
whose milk can be made into cheese.
