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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A curriculum unit that looks at digestion, carbohydrates, and the chemistry and history of sugar substitutes and how these differ from sugar. They will do activities where they research artificial sweeteners, look at making healthy...
Unit Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Sugar and Salt Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens when sugar and salt are added to water? Pour in sugar, shake in salt, and evaporate water to see the effects on concentration and conductivity. Zoom in to see how different sugar and salt compounds dissolve. Zoom in again to...
Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Suspending Marketing Limitations on Sugar

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech from 09/11/1939 on lifting the marketing quotas on sugar production in the United States due to the outbreak of war in Europe.
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Massachusetts Historical Society

Mhs: Coming of the American Revolution: Sugar Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the controversy surrounding Parliament's passage of the Sugar Act in 1764 to raise revenue and the American colonies reaction to it. Supported by original documents.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Much Sugar Is Really in That Soda?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, use a precision hydrometer to measure the amount of sugar in soda. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Bitter to Sweet: Sugar Changes in Ripening Fruit

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, use a refractometer to measure changes in sugar content in ripening fruit. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Yeast Reproduction in Sugar Substitutes

For Students 9th - 10th
There's nothing quite like the smell of fresh-baked bread to make your mouth water. As any baker can tell you, you can't bake bread without yeast. This project makes clever use of bread dough to measure yeast reproduction three different...
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Finding the Carbon in Sugar

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners learn that fossil fuels release energy when they are burned, and this takes the forms of light, heat, gases, etc. In this lesson they explore combustion with a candle and with sugar. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint can...
Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Video: How Diabetes Affects Your Blood Sugar

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the disease diabetes and how it affects blood sugar in affected people, in this Mayo Clinic animated video. [2:10]
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Homeostasis: Blood Sugar and Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-paced lesson on homeostasis in the human body, focusing on blood sugar and core temperature. Students work their way through illustrated and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a...
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Other

Sugar Association, Inc.

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the history of and production of sugar, as well as about most alternative sweeteners. Includes lots of information about sugar in foods and how sugars affect health. As this is a business organization for...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Sugar: Hiding in Plain Sight

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Lustig decodes confusing labels and sugar's many aliases to help determine just how much of that sweet carbohydrate makes its way into our diets. [4:04]
Article
Other

Sugar Substitutes and Artificial Sweeteners Chemical Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the history of artificial sweeteners and the characteristics and chemical structure of each. Covers a large number of sugar substitutes.
Graphic
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Why Does Water Dissolve Sugar?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this animation to learn why water dissolves sugar.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Sugar Sugar 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
Sugar, Sugar 2 is the awesome sequel to the popular Sugar, Sugar original. This fun game for kids incorporates logic and physics to solve the puzzles. The goal is to draw lines with your mouse to get sugar into the cups. You must fill...
Unit Plan
Other

The History Carper: The Sugar Act of 1764 (Full Text)

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Carper, a document and story archive, provides the full text of the Sugar Act of 1764.
Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Sugar and Stamp Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
Reasons for the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act are briefly described. The article also describes the colonial assemblies' reasons for fearing and speaking out against these taxes. The biggest question, Parliament's right to tax the...
Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Leonard, "Sugar" Ray

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia article tells about the boxing career of Sugar Ray Leonard.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 8: Sugar

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders will explore the impact that sugar production and trade had on the economic and social course of world history, including in Louisiana.
Website
US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: What Are "Added Sugars"?

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing a definition of "added sugars," this website includes examples of foods that contain added sugars and different names for added sugars that you can find while reading food labels.
Article
Other

Be Brain Fit: The Role Sugar Plays in Depression and Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains the connection between sugar consumption and depression and anxiety; it looks at sugar's effect on the brain and how it causes depression and anxiety. It also discusses how artificial sweeteners harm your "Second...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Sugar Affects the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol or nicotine -- an overload of...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Fat and Happy?: Testing for Simple Sugars [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate different methods for testing the sugar content in foods, and determine relative amounts of sugar in several juices using a sugar indicator solution.
Handout
Other

The Sugar Association: Artificial Sweeteners

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses five artificial sweeteners that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These include acesulfame K, aspartame, neotame, saccharin, and sucralose.

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