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Is Lesson Plan Lesson Plans Life Science Elementary
Adapted from You Are What You Eat! by Christine Anne Royce
Science & Children | Summer 2010 | Vol 47, Issue 9
Students will identify through testing which foods contain carbohydrates, fats, sugars, or proteins. These activities will help students connect the science of food makeup to the abundant variety available to them in their daily choices.
For each group of 2-3 students:
3-5: These activities will help students connect the science of food makeup to the abundant variety available to them in their daily choices.
Refer back to the predictions made by the students and see how accurate they were. Were there any surprises?
Students must wear non-latex gloves, aprons, and indirectly vented chemical-splash goggles for the following activities. Nothing in this experiment should be put in or near the mouth—food in science class is for investigation only. The solutions and dissecting needles can be obtained from your district’s high school biology class. During the demonstration involving fire, you must have an A-B-C type fire extinguisher in the room.
Before students begin, share information from the MSDS, review proper safety, and model the procedure.