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Sugar: Hiding in Plain Sight Lesson PlanSugar: Hiding in Plain Sight Lesson Plan
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6th - 12th
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Health
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Sugar: Hiding in Plain Sight

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Did you know that you can find added sugars in three-quarters of the foods you find in grocery stores? Invite your learners to consider how much sugar exists in the food products we eat on a day-to-day basis, as well as to learn about the chemical makeup of sugar and what effects it has on our bodies.

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glucose

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glucose, fructose, added sugar, health

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Common Core

SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.5

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