CaFiSA Explainers Running Wall by Phebe Chew

2025-03-13 21:16:34 UTC

Great to be here!

2025-03-13 21:17:46 UTC

Hello! : )

2025-03-13 21:49:32 UTC

great meeting everyone!

2025-03-13 23:18:25 UTC

'parking lot' idea: popcorn as a possible focus stage activity

pchew4 — 2025-03-19 17:16:34 UTC

Our cultures are mixed, based on where we are currently and where our family is from (e.g. being Romanian American, Asian American, etc.)

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 16:23:37 UTC

Discussion: Is a food more 'authentic' if someone from that culture (or one related) makes it, or is the beauty in sharing it with people?

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 16:28:08 UTC

Parking lot idea: having some sort of intergenerational get to know around demonstrations from current and past Explainers (an alumni event)

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 16:44:39 UTC

Sharing out our own cultures in stage activities (you know your cultures the best)

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 16:46:20 UTC

Parking lot idea: Demos based on demographic analysis of our neighborhoods/communities

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 16:47:12 UTC

Parking lot idea: healing foods across cultures

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 16:47:49 UTC

Parking lot idea: how when food is made and how some certain foods of different cultures are prepared, we are using science to do that (physical and chemical changes while cooking: food going from red to brown)

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 16:58:49 UTC

Parking lot idea: measurements and the mathematical aspect of food. How different people in our families measure by hand. How people measure things based on the materials they have or didn't have in the past

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 17:01:03 UTC

Parking lot idea: How cooking and preparation of food by hand differs depending where you are (e.g. using fire and wood in Mexico VS how we see folks cook here)

pchew4 — 2025-03-20 17:03:22 UTC

Rice!!

2025-03-23 22:26:52 UTC

With the group we sounded very excited when talking about rice because we believed that rice, in many cultures, is used very differently and seasoned very differently. But it is also not just for consumption but many cultures use rice water for hair growth or rice masks for their skin, etc. Although it might not be so close for flour, it is also made for flour purposes. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Flour making

2025-03-25 16:12:01 UTC

An idea that I have would be to create flour, showcasing the tools used and the different types of flour.

Team 2's ideas from Workshop 2

pchew4 — 2025-03-26 18:17:31 UTC

Team 1's ideas from Workshop 2

pchew4 — 2025-03-26 18:17:47 UTC

Tools and instruments

2025-03-27 03:03:55 UTC

Just like scientists use tools such as a microscope (Small Discoveries) or even a micropipette for measurements, we when cooking use tools in our day to day life! What's one tool you use to cook? Pans, Tortilla Pressers, maybe even a rolling pan. We are scientists too by exploring different tools to help us cook different foods! Maybe we can connect this when it comes to flour as tortillas can be made using instant corn masa flour.

Tools

2025-03-27 03:09:25 UTC

Like Fardin said, showcasing tools used is helpful. So, scientists also use tools! They use tools such as microscopes (Small Discoveries) and micropipettes to help measure! We can use lots of different tools to help us make food. So, in my culture my mom often uses a tortilla press to make fresh tortillas that serve as a side for every dish we eat. What are some tools you or your parents use to make food? We also sometimes use measuring cups when baking. So this can relate to mathematics in terms of ratios and as well as a comparison of the micropipette.

Pizza

2025-03-27 03:12:19 UTC

We talked about Pizza and specifically in the U.S, pizza can be done differently around different areas. There's the iconic Chicago Deep Dish Pizza and arguably Connecticut pizza aka the best pizza but that being said, each state just like each person has their own unique twists. I've seen a video of birria tacos on top of pizza which can show cultures intertwining. We often see these kind of fusions here because of the diversity.

Bread Fermentation

2025-03-27 15:14:38 UTC

Perhaps something ab how bread is fermented, and the dif names people/cultures have for it?

🍞 Bread 🥖

2025-03-27 18:20:02 UTC

I believe one subject that could be interesting is bread because any alteration in the “bread-making process” will take you to many different places around the world. This would fall under the engineering and math part of STEM since majority of the changes are your ingredients and amounts.

David Blaine

2025-04-03 21:56:12 UTC

https://youtu.be/oLAs11gkqKE?si=QZu6O1Qkwsc4sZrL

David Blaine

2025-04-03 21:56:33 UTC

Wonder: how to preserve foods so they don't spoil as quickly (like adding salt, pickling, and other methods)

pchew4 — 2025-04-03 22:05:42 UTC

Wonder: dry pasta expanding, changing texture as it cooks. It tasting good plain too

pchew4 — 2025-04-03 22:06:02 UTC

Video card

2025-04-03 22:11:23 UTC

https://youtu.be/l7rce6IQDWs?si=xQ5NEoaYH4nfxU2f

Using the dinolyte to look at food before and after adding heat to it

pchew4 — 2025-04-04 16:57:43 UTC

Heat Transfer Type

2025-04-09 01:03:51 UTC

Conduction - transfer of heat/electric current from one substance to another through direct contact (hand on handle of pan)

Convection - transfer of heat through a fluid such as water

Radiation - energy radiated in forms of waves/particles/rays

Heat Transfer Types

2025-04-09 01:04:33 UTC

Conduction - transfer of heat/electric current from one substance to another through direct contact (hand on handle of pan)

Convection - transfer of heat through a fluid such as water

Radiation - energy radiated in forms of waves/particles/rays

Mini Introduction

2025-04-09 01:07:17 UTC

Hello, my name is [blank] and today I will be performing [blank]. I will be asking you guys lots of questions so feel free to shout out your answer.

I want to ask you guys, what do you think of when we think of fire/heat? So, what I think of is food as we use heat to cook food! Well what is heat? [Define heat]. Now there are 3 types of heat transfer. [Maybe have a diagram of a picture that shows it.]