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Week 03 · Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill

Wednesday

Kitchen Lab: Fridge detective
// Four steps to safe food
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Kitchen Lab: Fridge Detective

Oliver the Owl opens the fridge and peers inside. "A detective looks closely," he says.

Lizzy points to a small thermometer on the shelf. "What do you notice about the number?"

Bennie spots the egg carton on the top shelf, right next to the grapes.

Riley taps the carton. "Here is a hint," he says. "Remember the separate step."

Your mission

You will check your fridge with a grown-up.

Is it cold enough? Are raw foods kept apart from ready-to-eat food?

Close the fridge door between checks to keep the cold in.

  • Your fridge
  • A fridge thermometer, if you have one
  • A pencil and paper
  • A grown-up helper
Safety first
A grown-up opens and closes the fridge with you.
Look, but do not touch any raw meat, chicken or raw eggs.
Nothing is tasted in this lab.
  1. Wash your hands with all five steps.
  2. Ask your grown-up to show you the fridge thermometer, if there is one.
  3. Read the number at eye level. Write it down.
  4. Is it 40 degrees F or colder? Write yes or no.
  5. Find the raw eggs. Write where they are.
  6. Find a ready-to-eat food, like fruit. Is it apart from the eggs?
  7. Close the door. Wash your hands again.
CheckWhat I found
Fridge thermometer number
40 degrees F or colder?
Where the raw eggs are
Ready-to-eat food kept apart?

Copy this table on paper. Fill it in as you check.

MAKE A PREDICTION
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Before you check, predict. Will your fridge be 40 degrees F or colder?

Detective math

Compare the fridge number with 40.

A smaller number is colder. 37 is colder than 40.

The fridge reads 36 degrees F. How many degrees below 40 is that?
The fridge reads 43 degrees F. How many degrees too warm is it?
Detective checkTrue or false?
A fridge at 36 degrees F is cold enough.?
A fridge at 43 degrees F is cold enough.?
Raw eggs should touch the grapes.?
WHY THIS EXERCISECold food and food kept apart are two big safety steps.
Which step keeps raw eggs away from ready-to-eat food? Type one word.
WHY THIS EXERCISESeparate keeps germs from raw food off food you eat without cooking.
For a grown-up
If your fridge reads warmer than 40 degrees F, you may want to adjust it.
Show your child where raw foods are kept apart from ready-to-eat foods.

Case closed, detective! Tomorrow you read the recipe card for scrambled eggs.

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