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FOOD AND NUTRITION |
GOALS
The Food and Nutrition Module consists of
four sequential investigations that help students understand
what food is, what it is made of, and how several nutrient
groups contribute to healthful nutrition.
FOSS EXPECTS STUDENTS TO
- Observe and investigate properties of foods.
- Become aware of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins
as components of food.
- Gain experience with indicators.
- Use indicators to test for acid, vitamin C, sugar, and fat
in
foods.
- Relate the results of investigations and experiments to
the
amount of chemicals in foods.
- Become aware of guides for healthy nutrition.
- Become informed consumers, able to gather information
about food products.
- Apply mathematics in the context of science.
- Acquire vocabulary associated with nutrition.
- Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations
and build explanations: observing, communicating,
comparing, organizing, and relating.
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