HASP Food Chemistry Activities

	Food Chemistry
	Integration Ideas and Activities Lesson 1 Thinking about Foods We Eat

Lesson Activities to Consider Tools

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Mathematics

Create a favorite lunchroom food graph; survey other classes to create data bank; display in lunchrom

Bring in food labels as class collection; include cost of food; use throughout module

Language Arts

Research foods of different cultures; create an international cookbook

Find articles about foods in newspapers and magazines; share one by preparing an oral report

Research a specific culture to discover what they eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; present this information using a Venn diagram or bring a sample of the prepared food to class

Begin "Daily Diet"; list everything that is eaten for one week (breakfast/lunch/supper/snacks)

Watch video "Food Into Fuel: Our Digestive System"; begin word bank as vocabulary emerges

Writing activities:

Descriptive writing -- use senses to describe favorite food

Narrative writing -- write a food theme story

Expository writing -- the what's and why's about favorite and least favorite food

Write the American Cancer Society (Alabama Div., Inc., 504 Brookwood Blvd., Homewood, AL 35209) or National Dairy Council for brochures on heathy diets available

What is a chemical reaction? -- perform science and technology activity using CaCl₃ and bromothynol blue to get a reaction with color and temperature (relates to ecosystem unit since most highway departments use this to melt snow)

Study manners to include customs from different cultures or history; "Eating Their Plates" is a good reference for the early American colonial period make presentation to class


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Lesson	Activities to Consider	Tools
1	Mathematics
	Create a favorite lunchroom food graph; survey other classes to create data bank; display in lunchrom
	Bring in food labels as class collection; include cost of food; use throughout module
	Language Arts
	Research foods of different cultures; create an international cookbook
	Find articles about foods in newspapers and magazines; share one by preparing an oral report
	Research a specific culture to discover what they eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; present this information using a Venn diagram or bring a sample of the prepared food to class
	Begin "Daily Diet"; list everything that is eaten for one week (breakfast/lunch/supper/snacks)
	Watch video "Food Into Fuel: Our Digestive System"; begin word bank as vocabulary emerges
	Writing activities: Descriptive writing -- use senses to describe favorite food Narrative writing -- write a food theme story Expository writing -- the what's and why's about favorite and least favorite food
	Write the American Cancer Society (Alabama Div., Inc., 504 Brookwood Blvd., Homewood, AL 35209) or National Dairy Council for brochures on heathy diets available
	What is a chemical reaction? -- perform science and technology activity using CaCl₃ and bromothynol blue to get a reaction with color and temperature (relates to ecosystem unit since most highway departments use this to melt snow)
	Study manners to include customs from different cultures or history; "Eating Their Plates" is a good reference for the early American colonial period make presentation to class