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Introduction
There are many forms of preserving food.   We will explore three of these ways for food preservation.

Subject: Nutritional Science
Topic: Food Preservation
Grade Level: 9-12
Student Lesson name and URL: student\index.html
 

Standards Addressed

http://www.cde.ca.gov/board/pdf/science.pdf

     Nine-Twelve Grades
     Science: Life Science
  • 1. Fundamental Life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that are carried out in specialized areas of the organism's cells. As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:
      b) enzymes are proteins and catalyze biochemical reactions without altering the reaction equilibrium.  The activity of enzymes depends on the temperature, ionic conditions and pH of the surroundings.

       

  • 10.  Organisms have a variety of mechanisms to combat diseases.  As a basis for understanding the human immune response, students know:
      d) there are important differences between bacteria and viruses, with respect to their requirements for growth and replication, the primary defense of the body against them, and effective treatment of infections they cause.
Instructional Objectives
  • Students will be able to prepare and can both  applesauce and tomato sauce with 90% success.
  • Students will be able to identify and properly use canning equipment.
  • Students will be able to practice safe food preparation techniques.

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Student Activities

  • Read text Chapter 18 & 19 Food Science and You
  • Food preservation terms
  • Identify preservation equipment
  • Review safe food handling practices
  • prepare and process foods to be canned
Introductory Activity
  • Read Chapter 19 in Food Science and You

Enabling Activity

Culminating Activity

 

  • Tomato Sauce canning Lab and write up
  • Applesauce canning Lab and write up
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Assessment
  • Quality and success of canned products 
  • Canning lab evaluation
  • Unit test
  • Lab Rubric
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Results

  • Food Preservation Pretest
  • Canning Post test
     
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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

http://www.eduplace.com/projects/scproj.html

http://members.tripod.com/~kburge/HomeEc/foodscience.html

http://members.tripod.com/~kburge/HomeEc/foodscience.html#curriculum


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Yuba City, CA  95991
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Last Revised: 5/14/2001