Systems
Technically Speaking
Eggs-elent Choice
Measuring Up
You calling me... chicken?
100

base unit for measuring volume in the metric system

liter

100

cook by simmering in a small amount of water

poach

100

Eggs are rich in these two nutrients

protein and fat

100

the amount of space something occupies

volume
100

what bird is the modern chicken descended from?

the red jungle fowl

200

how is temperature measured in both metric system and imperial standard units?

degrees celsius; farenheit

200

cooking method by which food is submerged into hot fat, most commonly oil

deep fry

200

how do you tell if an egg is getting old?

if it floats in water

200

measure of force on an object exerted by gravity

weight

200

What region of the planet to chickens originate?

Modern day India and South East Asia

300

weight is measured by what base units in metric and imperial standard units?

grams; pounds

300

the vapor into which water is converted when heated

steam

300

DAILY DOUBLE 3 different students must list the 3 egg preparation methods we covered in the kitchen?

hard boiled, (pan) fried, poached

300

the degree of intensity of heat present

temperature

300

By artificially incubating eggs this encourages chickens to lay them daily. Who discovered this roughly 1 millennium BCE?

The Egyptians

400

how much does 1000 milliliters of water weigh?

1 kilogram (1000 grams)

400

to fry quickly in a little hot fat

saute

400

What part of the egg separates the shell from the egg whites? 

the membrane

400

the distance from one end of an object to another

length

400

This famous scientist observed hundreds of chickens before finalizing his famous book theorizing evolution?

Charles Darwin

500

what is the freezing point and boiling point of water in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit?

0/100 & 32/212

500

to cook with a small amount of liquid in a closed pot (often a Dutch oven)

braise

500

The technical term for egg whites

albumen
500

The nonspatial, continuous progression of existence where events flow irreversibly from the past, through the present, and into the future

Time

500

Industrial farming practices have lead to chickens being raised on a footprint roughly the size of this...

A sheet of paper