Fun Science! Lab Ideas for Foods II – Technology Amy White – North Buncombe High School

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Materials Needed  Pringles Can  Skewer (or coat hanger and wire cutters)  Duct Tape  Scotch Tape  X-Acto knife  Plastic Wrap  Hot Dogs

Density

Virtual Labs

Packaging

FOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL COMMON USE Metals – steel, tin, and aluminumCanned foods GlassBeverages, pickles, condiments Paper – usually coated with wax, plastics, or aluminum foilCartons of milk, crackers Plastics Milk jugs, beverages, prepared deli salads Packaging films – cellophane, edible films, and coatings Candy bars, hot dog casings, chips Laminates – layering materials into one productDrink boxes IDEAS – Hot dog lab, snack lab.

Design A Lab

Ingredient Function Posters

Control. 2. Dough not refrigerated. 3. Too much flour. 4. Not enough flour. 5. Over – mixed. 6. Cookie too small. 7. Cookie too large. 8. Cooked in oven 25° too hot. 9. Cooked in an oven 25° too cold. 10. Dough was frozen when placed in oven.

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