Food Chemistry
	Integration Ideas and Activities Lesson 2 Identifying Healthy Foods: Getting Ready

Lesson	Activities to Consider	Tools
2	Math
	Create a graph; compare food weights before and after drying
	Language Arts
	Research to find out more about some of the test food items
	Keep records of all foods eaten for one day; circle the foods students think are healthy; date this list and save it until the end of the unit (When students look back at their lists, will they still think the same foods are healthy?)
	Interview a local health inspector to find out how the ratings for public food services were established
	Extensions
	Research food dehydration; use dehydrator to dry "bananas"; observe change in food's physical properties
	Research dehydration; preservation of past and present; compare drying methods; graph, diagram, and present results