Food Packaging

Abstract:: This lesson focuses on how food packages are designed and made. Students will learn three of the main functions of a food package. They will learn what is necessary of the design and materials of a package to keep food clean, protect or aid in the physical and chemical changes that can take place in a food, and identify a food appealingly. Then, in the associated activity, the students will have the opportunity to become packaging engineers by designing and building their own food package for a particular type of food.

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NASA's Kids Science News Network

Abstract:: NASA's Kids Science News Network (KSNN) is a research, inquiry, and science standards based program that uses the Web, animations, and video to introduce science, technology, engineering, math and NASA concepts. Grade K-2 material uses age appropriate animated characters to teach concepts such as -studying weather, what causes day and night, magnetism, and states of matter, as well as basic math ideas. Grade 3-4 material uses 60 second video newsbreaks to cover questions from science, technology, computers mathematics including why is the sky blue and -what makes popcorn pop. They also cover NASA research in aerospace, the life sciences, space science and Earth science including questions like What is NASA doing about airplane noise? and Did you know water was found by the Mars Odyssey spacecraft? Written explanations for follow-up inquiry are included with the newsbreaks. Computer-graded quizzes, inquiry-based activities and additional print and electronic resources are also included.

Read the Fine Print

Abstract:: This activity provides students with the opportunity to create a food package for a specific food. The students have three components to focus on in the design of their food package. The package will have to keep the food clean, protect or aid in the physical and chemical changes that can take place in the food, and identify the food appealingly.

Abstract:: An inquiry activity for students to test physical properties of several compounds to analyze data and determine if the compound is ionic or covalent. This is ideal for an introduction to ionic and molecular compound nomenclature.