5 Surprising Uses for a Kettle

5 Surprising Uses for a Kettle

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify 5 different uses for a common household item: the kettle.

Introduce the learning objective and explain why it is important for students to learn about alternative uses for common household items.

What do you already know about kettles?

Making Tea

The most common use for a kettle is to make tea. Simply fill the kettle with water, turn it on, and wait for it to boil. Then pour the hot water over your tea bag or loose leaf tea and enjoy!

Ask students to share their favorite types of tea and any special techniques they use to brew the perfect cup.

Cooking Pasta

Did you know that you can use a kettle to cook pasta? Simply fill the kettle with water, turn it on, and wait for it to boil. Then pour the hot water into a pot on the stove and add your pasta. Boil until the pasta is cooked to your liking!

Ask students to share their favorite pasta dishes and any tips they have for cooking pasta perfectly.

Cleaning

Kettles can be great for cleaning! Fill your kettle with equal parts water and white vinegar, then boil the solution. Once the kettle has cooled, pour out the solution and rinse the kettle thoroughly. It should be sparkling clean!

Ask students if they have ever used vinegar for cleaning before and if they know of any other household items that can be used for cleaning.

Humidifier

Finally, you can use a kettle as a makeshift humidifier. Fill the kettle with water and bring it to a boil. Then place the kettle in the room you want to humidify, being careful not to touch the hot surface. The steam will help add moisture to the air!

Ask students if they have ever used a humidifier before and if they know of any other ways to add moisture to the air in a room.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.