Where’s the Chemistry in My Food?

by Tanisha Williams

Introduction

Concept Map

Project Calendar

Lesson Plans

Letter to Parents

Assessments

Resources

Modifications

Grant


 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week 1

"Where's The Chemistry in My Food" Project Introduction

Students are assigned to groups/Students build their meals (3 items minimum)

Students finish building their meals/Students select questions to research

Project Research Questions are due/Students devise a Project Outline(Concept Map)

Concept Maps are due/Project Assessment          

Week 2

Physical and Chemical Properties of Water/Life Processes and Water

Students work in groups on Project

Properties of Acids, Bases and Neutrals

Students work in groups on Project

Approximate pH of Foods and Food products

Week 3

Investigating Food Safety From Farm to Table

Students work in groups on Project

Chromatography of Food Dyes

Students work in groups on Project

Project Assessment

Week 4

Students work in groups on Project

Density of Liquids and Solids

Students work in groups on Project

Chemical Formulas

Students work in groups on Project

Week 5

Students work in groups on Project

Chemical Equations/Balancing Chemical Equations

Students work in groups on Project

Chemistry Lesson Review

Assessment

Week 6

Students draw #s for presentation Schedule/Student Apply finishing touch to their projects

Students Present Projects

Students Present Projects

Students Present Projects/Students vote on the best Chemistry meal Presentation

Fun Food Stuff (Lab): Students work in groups to see Chemistry in action by preparing and enjoying their own meal

 

 

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week 1

Syllabus and Preassessment

Atoms, Elements, Molecules and Compounds

Measurement and Temperature Conversions

Physical & Chemical Changes in Food

Plastic Bag Ice Cream (Lab)

 

 

http://www.science-education.org/building_block_chemistry/bbc.html

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

http://www.sme.org/memb/neweek/actice.htm

 

 

http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/cosmic/ptable.html

Section 3, Unit 1 (measurement) &****

http://www.biotech.wisc.edu/Education/FunFoodStuff/stiff.html

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci172.txt

 

 

http://www.chemicalelements.com/

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci94.txt

Section 5, Unit 1

 

Week 2

 

Chemical Formulas       

Chemical Leavening Agents

Quick Breads: A Practical Application

Assessment

 

 

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6, Unit 1

Section 6, Unit 2

Section 6, Unit 3

 

Week 3

Physical and Chemical Properties of Water

Life Processes and Water

Milk: A Practical Application

Polymers and Crystals

Making soap you can use (Lab)

 

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html

http://www.bjbarton.com/lessons/soap.doc

 

Section 7, Unit 1

Section 7, Unit 2

Section 7, Unit 3

Section 8, Unit 1

 

Week 4

Properties of Acids, Bases and Neutrals

Approximate pH of Foods and Food products

Investigating Food Safety From Farm to Table

Chromatography of Food Dyes

Assessment

 

http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/ChemMystery/actacidbase.html

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/lacf-phs.html

http://www.nsta.org/288/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 5

Density of Liquids and Solids

Balancing Equations

Stoichiometry/Limiting Reactants and Percent Yield

The Mole

The Mole (Lab)

 

http://education.bjbarton.com/lesson_Plans.html

http://chem.lapeer.org/Chem1Docs/BalEq.html

http://www.lapeer.lib.mi.us/chemcom/Unit4/4.C.2.RECIPECAKE.ppt

 

http://www.bjbarton.com/lessons/mole.doc

 

 

 

 

http://chem.lapeer.org/Chem1Docs/MolExercise.html

http://sciconn.mcb.arizona.edu/Moles/moles_menu.html

Week 6

Fun Food Stuff (Lab)

Metals & Non-Metals (Lab)

Crime Scene (Lab)

Density (Lab)

Assessment

 

http://www.biotech.wisc.edu/Education/FunFoodStuff/default.htm

http://sciconn.mcb.arizona.edu/Metals/Metals.html

http://sciconn.mcb.arizona.edu/crime/crime_menu.html

http://sciconn.mcb.arizona.edu/density/menu.html

 

 

Is Shaking Needed to Make Butter?

http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/animationsindex.htm