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Food Color Chemistry Lesson Plan

Food Color Chemistry Lesson Plan

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Food Color Chemistry

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Students investigate plant pigments in fruits and vegetables. In this plant pigments lesson plan, students observe the effects of pH changes on chlorophyll in one demonstration and they observe the effects pH changes on flavonoids in another demonstration.

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chlorophyll, ph

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chlorophyll, flavonoids, p h, plant pigments

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Grade

9th - Higher Ed

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Duration

1 hr

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Inquiry-Based Learning

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