Now it’s time to make the cookies: “Marco, you measure the chocolate chips.” And so begins the process of measuring, mixing, and baking. What do you think?” “I have absolutely no idea! Isn’t that great! We get to try something new and see what happens! Let me go get some paper and a pen-I want to write down everybody’s predictions about how the cookies will turn out.”Ī few minutes later, Julia’s dad has written down everyone’s predictions: since Julia can’t taste egg in regular cookies, she thinks there will be no difference (now that she thinks of it, maybe parents just sneak eggs into cookies because parents like kids to eat eggs) Marco says the cookies without eggs will (obviously) taste better than the regular cookies Julia’s dad says he thinks eggs make the batter fluffy, so the cookies with eggs will be fluffier and Julia’s mom thinks eggs help to make the cookies soft and moist, so the cookies without eggs will be harder and drier than the cookies with eggs.

Julia, which cookies do you predict will be better?” “Dad, how do I know? I’ve never done this before. Something else I read in the newsletter was that it is good to make predictions. Julia’s dad breaks into a grin: “What a great idea! We can make one batch with eggs and one without eggs. Do you remember that?” “Yes,” says Julia, “that was fun-one turned out soft and one turned out hard!” “Well, let’s try two different ways of making chocolate chip cookies!” Your teacher’s last science newsletter said that in class you tested different ways of making play dough. Besides, this is supposed to be a fun Saturday activity, not a battle of wills with a 4-year-old! “Hmmm,” says Julia’s mom, “I have an idea. Julia’s dad looks at her mom: What to do? Their favorite recipes all call for two eggs. “Eggs!” says Marco, “I don’t like eggs!” “Well, Marco, we need them, so please take two out.” “Do we need them? I really don’t like eggs! I think they will ruin the cookies-I don’t want to get them.” Julia’s parents help the children collect the ingredients and put them on the counter: butter, flour, chocolate chips (“Yay, the best part!” shouts Julia), sugar (“Sugar must be what makes them sweet,” says Marco), and all the rest until Julia’s dad asks Marco to get two eggs from the refrigerator. “Mmmm,” says Julia, “chocolate chip cookies are my favorite!” “Mine too,” says Marco, “but I’ve never made them before! This will be fun!” Julia invited Marco, her friend from preschool, over to make chocolate chip cookies.

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