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How Milk Becomes Cheese Instructional VideoHow Milk Becomes Cheese Instructional Video
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:59
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
Video
Internet Access
Year
2018
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How Milk Becomes Cheese

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That sour milk in your fridge is a long way from becoming cheese...or is it? The original purpose of making cheese was simply to preserve the nutritional content of milk. Using an informative video from a larger playlist exploring reactions, individuals watch the process of adding microbes and enzymes to break down milk proteins, eventually forming cheese.

9 Views 6 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

cheese, microbes, biochemistry

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Follow the video with a lab to create cheese samples in class
  • Research different types of cheese and what makes them different

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires pupils to understand the function of proteins and enzymes
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Diagrams and images help explain the chemistry of the cheese-making process
  • Interviews a knowledgeable cheese maker for authenticity

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7

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