Our love of sweets can be traced back to our cavemen ancestors! The chemical makeup of sweet foods creates a strong source of energy in our diets. Glucose, sucrose, and fructose all have similar chemical structures that create the tastes we crave! 

Concepts

sense of taste, taste buds, glucose, energy, carbohydrates, amino acids

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have pupils build sucrose, fructose, and glucose molecules and compare their structures
• Flip your classroom by assigning the video as homework; use class time for discussion and practice

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals require Internet access if viewing the lesson independently
• Part of the ACS Reactions series
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes links to several resources for further research
• Provides several images and animations to add clarity to the explanations

Cons

• None

Common Core

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