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Science Struck

Science Struck: Liquid Measurement Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides tables showing how to convert liquid measurements used for cooking between different customary units and metric units. Covers teaspoons up to gallons, as well as conversions to milliliters.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cooking Contest

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Cyberchase video segment, Matt uses subtraction to help Digit figure out how much time he has left in a cooking contest with Hacker.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Sweet It Is! Measuring Glucose in Your Food

For Students 9th - 10th
You know that sugar makes food sweet. But did you know that there are different kinds of sugar? Sucrose is the granulated sugar that you usually use for baking. Another kind of sugar, which is found in honey and in many fruits, is...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Simple Device to Measure the Strength of Tea

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, measure the strength of tea, using plastic cups, a photoresistor, and a multimeter. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measuring the Amount of Acid in Vinegar by Titration

For Students 9th - 10th
There are many different types of vinegar that you can buy to use around the kitchen for cooking and pickling. The chemical compound that gives vinegar its tart taste and pungent smell is acetic acid. In this experiment you will work to...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Lesson: An Introduction to Estimation and Measurements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pancakes anyone? Students explore estimation and measurement by learning how to make pancakes. A hands-on instructional activity designed for students in grades 3-5 where students are engage in hand-on experiences involving measuring...
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Other

Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cooking With the Sun Creating a Solar Oven

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For this activity, students will be given a set of materials: cardboard, a set of insulating materials (i.e. foam, newspaper, etc.), aluminum foil, and Plexiglas. Students will then become engineers in building a solar oven from the...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Liquid Measurements Chart

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Provides tables showing how to convert liquid measurements used for cooking and for container labeling. Covers teaspoons up to gallons, as well as conversions to milliliters. Also explains the differences between British and American...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Much Water Is Absorbed by Dried Beans?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this cooking and food science fair project, measure how the water content of dried beans changes with time. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Much Energy Is Stored in Different Types of Food?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this project you'll learn a method for measuring how much chemical energy is available in different types of food. You will build your own calorimeter to capture the energy released by burning a small food item, like a nut or a piece...
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Other

Online Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th
Conversion calculators galore! Convert just about anything from one measureable unit into another measureable unit here with over two dozen calculators. Each of the links is specific to a measureable quantity. Some examples include...
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Other

German Corner Cooking Index

For Students 9th - 10th
The German Corner offers German and German-American recipes in English. Recipe titles, however, are in German. Recipes are alphabetized and categorized as Amish, Mennonite, Pennsylvania Dutch, Shaker or generally German. Information on...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do Oranges Lose or Gain Vitamin C After Being Picked?

For Students 9th - 10th
Are oranges highest in vitamin C when they are fresh from the tree (or, in a pinch, the grocery shelf)? In this project you'll learn how to measure the amount of vitamin C in a solution using an iodine titration method.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Which Orange Juice Has the Most Vitamin C?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this project you'll learn how to measure the amount of vitamin C in a solution using an iodine titration method. You will hypothesize which juice will contain the most vitamin C, and then compare the amount of vitamin C in three...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life

For Students K - 1st
Read about what math has to do with cooking, chances of winning a game, even decorating your home. Teachers may want to peruse this site for ideas about real world applications in their lesson planning.
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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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