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Cheesemaking: From Liquid to Solid

Students make fresh mozzarella cheese and discover the science (changing a liquid to a solid), art, and craft involved in the development of specialty cheese.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
1 hour
Updated
January 13, 2023

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Andrea Gardner, Rashel Clark, and Lynn Wallin | National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • 5-PS1: Matter and Its Interactions
      • 5-PS1-3: Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
      • 5-PS1-4: Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.