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- 3rd - 5th
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Students compare different household items and distinguish their chemical properties. They record their findings in a chart and compare their results to their predictions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop an understanding of the function of indicators, some simple chemistry concepts, how to identify acids and bases in foods and practice skills of recording information and keeping charts. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the food pyramid and identify the food groups necessary to maintain a healthy body. They plan a day of healthy food, view a video on healthy eating, explore a website, and sort and classify the food for the food groups. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use the scientific process of investigation to explore the mechanics of making ice cream, bread, pancakes, Kool-Aid and cake. They research foods and agriculture from the 1930's. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students explore the connections between healthy food choices to assist the body in the production for energy for living. The variety of plants and animals that make up a food chain are examined and applied to the concept of balance in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students practice reading nutritional labels on foods. They calculate the about of calories in different types of foods. They examine the effects of fat on the body and the link to disease. They participate in an experiment to increase their knowledge of healthy food options. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students use a series of hands-on labs and activities, practice problems, discussions and writing assignments, students investigate about fertilizer chemistry as they break compounds into ions, make a fertilizer and test various fertilizers for phosphate content. They answer the questions of what nutrients are required by plants, how these nutrients are obtained and the issues related to fertilizers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in video recording and video editing equipment to learn chemistry lab safety rules. The groups create a story board, act out, and videotape six "always" lab safety rules and six "never" safety rules. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students calculate the amount of pesticide residue in selected foods for two pesticides and determine if these levels are safe. They read an article about a research study looking for metabolites of these pesticides in children. Finally, they use this information to determine if organic food is worth the extra cost. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the properties of water and focus upon its chemistry. They focus upon the specific heat, heat of fusion, capillary action, cooling and heating rates, universal solvent, conductivity and pH. They conduct experiments to collect data for analysis. Full Review »
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