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CNN

Cnn: In Depth Inspection at Beef Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
A CNN news story detailing a USDA inspection of a beef plant - hoping to find the source a large e.coli scare. The search for the source and details about the recall of large quantities of tainted meat are detailed.
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Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center: Caramel Chemistry [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This activity demonstrates the Maillard Reaction, which explains how browning and flavor develop when something is cooked.
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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: 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: 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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CNN

Cnn: Usda:take Burger's Temperature to Prevent e.coli

For Students 9th - 10th
A short news story about the need to test the temperature while cooking meats.
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Curated OER

Recipe Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting bilingual English-Chinese website with introductions to the histories of various cuisines in China, recipes from those regions, and lessons on basic Chinese cooking skills.
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Other

The History of the Cattle Trail Chuck Wagon

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ever wonder what it was like to be a cowboy on the range? What did they eat? Who cooked it? This site provides a nicely done background on cowboy cooking, chuck wagon etiquette, and links to recipes.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: The Science of Eggs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hard cooked or raw, can you tell? This site has egg recipes and activities, scientific processes of eggs, and more from Exploratorium.com.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science of Sugar

For Students 3rd - 8th
What is a sucrose molecule? What does the Candy-o-matic do? Fun candy science recipes and activities are listed at this site.
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Other

Canton Public Library: World Cuisine

For Students 9th - 10th
Click links to world cuisines and browse through rice recipes from around the world, Arabic cuisine, Caribbean foods, Dutch food, Swedish recipes, Thai food, and more.
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Other

Science4 Us: Changes in Matter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Through an instructional video, games, and activities, students explore three types of change matter makes: physical change, in which only the shape of the matter changes; physical phase change in which matter changes to a different form...
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Willaimsburg: Selected Recipes

For Students 9th - 10th
Original recipes from colonial times in Williamsburg. You can try them yourself!
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Solar Oven

For Students 3rd - 8th
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to construct a solar oven using everyday materials.
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Curated OER

Egg Cross Section

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hard cooked or raw, can you tell? This site has egg recipes and activities, scientific processes of eggs, and more from Exploratorium.com.
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Curated OER

Whisk

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hard cooked or raw, can you tell? This site has egg recipes and activities, scientific processes of eggs, and more from Exploratorium.com.
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Curated OER

Exploratorium.com: The Science of Eggs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hard cooked or raw, can you tell? This site has egg recipes and activities, scientific processes of eggs, and more from Exploratorium.com.
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Curated OER

3 Eggs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hard cooked or raw, can you tell? This site has egg recipes and activities, scientific processes of eggs, and more from Exploratorium.com.
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Other

Yale Global: Spices: How the Search for Flavors Influenced Our World

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the history of the spice trade and describes its impact on the medieval diet. [Published: March 11, 2003]
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Middlebury College

Le Lexique: French Vocabulary Sheets and Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Middlebury provides Frencn vocabulary sheets on topics from school to politics. Considerably more advanced and in-depth than most vocabulary sheets. Each section also includes activities for advanced students.
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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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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Pioneer Experience

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of primary source journals, letters, etc. on pioneer life in Wisconsin.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Bread Science

For Students 9th - 10th
From Chinese baozi to Armenian lavash, bread comes in thousands of forms. Find out, on the most basic level, what chemistry ties them all together.
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Curated OER

Gode Cookery: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the recipes and foods served during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Contains links to contemporary interpretations and related resources.

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