Cupcakes and the Moon

You’ve heard of the moon being compared to cheese, but to a cupcake? In Mrs. Galiano’s and Mr. Mirot’s Grade 6 Science class, it is! Students who are learning Astronomy at Cedar Hill Prep used frosted cupcakes to symbolize the moon. How? It was simple! Vanilla frosting hid the multiple colors inside the cupcake the same way the surface of the moon masks the inside of its interior. By making predictions, mapping a strategy, and taking core samples out of the cupcake, students analyzed the inside core. They then mapped the results, split the cupcake open and the true identity of the cupcake’s core was revealed. Gasps were heard through the room as students made the connection that mapping the moon’s interior is accomplished in similar ways with core sampling and mapping.