Ms. Hoffman asked you to convert 4 Singapore Dollars to US dollars? Did you find the answer??
1 Singapore dollar = 0.74 US dollars
4 Singapore dollars = 4 x 0.74 dollars = $2.96
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
How Much Does it Cost in Singapore?
In Singapore, they use money called dollars. It is different from US dollars though!
Ms. Hoffman wanted to buy a special Singapore treat called Kaya Toast. The Kaya toast cost 4 Singapore dollars. Ms. Hoffman wants to know how much that is in US dollars!
Information you need: 1 Singapore dollar = $0.74
How much does Ms. Hoffman have to pay for the Kaya Toast in US dollars?
Ms. Hoffman wanted to buy a special Singapore treat called Kaya Toast. The Kaya toast cost 4 Singapore dollars. Ms. Hoffman wants to know how much that is in US dollars!
Information you need: 1 Singapore dollar = $0.74
How much does Ms. Hoffman have to pay for the Kaya Toast in US dollars?
Friday, March 6, 2015
Do You Know How to Make Chocolate?
Ms. Hoffman got to visit a very cool place in Bali, Indonesia. She visited a chocolate factory! That's right, just like Charlie, she got to visit a place where they make chocolate.
It was very cool to learn how they make chocolate. It reminded her of when she learned how to make olive oil!
Making chocolate starts with a fruit. That's right: chocolate comes from a fruit!
It is called Cacao and this is what it looks like:
You use the seeds inside to make chocolate. Ms. Hoffman tasted these seeds and they were bitter - not like chocolate at all!
Next, they remove the seeds from the fruit and they roast them. After they are roasted, they take the shells off the seeds. Then, they are chopped up into little pieces called nibs.
Once they are chopped, they can be ground up. When are ground up, they become a sort of paste. They are finally starting to look like chocolate!
Once they have the paste, they squeeze it really hard. When they squeeze it, the paste separates into a greasy cocoa butter and a dry cocoa powder. They use the cocoa powder to make chocolate. They can use the cocoa butter to make white chocolate OR you can use cocoa butter on your skin or hair like a lotion. The cocoa powder is mixed with sugar and a variety of other things to make different kinds of chocolate!
See if you can retell a friend all the steps to make chocolate!
It was very cool to learn how they make chocolate. It reminded her of when she learned how to make olive oil!
Making chocolate starts with a fruit. That's right: chocolate comes from a fruit!
It is called Cacao and this is what it looks like:
Next, they remove the seeds from the fruit and they roast them. After they are roasted, they take the shells off the seeds. Then, they are chopped up into little pieces called nibs.
Once they have the paste, they squeeze it really hard. When they squeeze it, the paste separates into a greasy cocoa butter and a dry cocoa powder. They use the cocoa powder to make chocolate. They can use the cocoa butter to make white chocolate OR you can use cocoa butter on your skin or hair like a lotion. The cocoa powder is mixed with sugar and a variety of other things to make different kinds of chocolate!
See if you can retell a friend all the steps to make chocolate!
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Answers: Safari in Singapore
Ms. Hoffman asked you what nocturnal meant and she gave you a picture for a clue. Did you figure it out??
Nocturnal means that an animal stays awake at night and sleeps during the day!
The special safari in Singapore was at night! It was exciting for Ms. Hoffman to see a lot of animals that are normally only awake at night! Here are a few more animals she saw.
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| Porcupine |
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| Otters |
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| Hyena |
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| Bat |
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| Crocodile |
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