Nutrition


  • Nutrition Lab Experiment
    Macromolecule Lab - Organic Compound Mystery
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    Lab
    In this macromolecule lab, students learn about the three food-based biomolecules by testing for triglycerides, glucose, starch, and proteins. Students will use indicator solutions like test strips, paper bag stain test, iodine, and Biuret solution. Students experiment on the following mystery substances: vegetable oil, glucose, corn starch, powdered egg whites, and water.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS1-6
    		  
    Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
  • Nutrition Lab Experiment
    Cell Membrane Lab: Vitamin E and Aging of Cells
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    Lab
    In this cell membrane lab, students learn how Vitamin E inhibits the oxidation of phospholipid and glycolipid molecules in cell membranes. Students then take this concept further with predicting ways to save humans from several life threatening problems revolved around the cell membrane and the immune system.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS1-6
    		  
    Published by Kelly Ludwig
  • Nutrition Lab Experiment
    Plant Anatomy Lab - What Parts are Food?
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    Lab
    In this plant anatomy lab, students learn about the structure of angiosperm plants and their diversity of plant forms. Students make claims about which parts of plants, fruits, and vegetables come from.
    NGSS Standard
    MS-LS1-4 (Animal Plant Structures)
    		  
    Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
  • Nutrition Lab Experiment
    Sense of Taste Lab
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    Lab
    In this lab about the sense of smell and taste, students investigate how a person identifies different flavors of jellybeans. Students learn about the olfactory receptors and the olfactory bulb transmit information to the brain and how the brain interprets salt, sweet, sour, bitter, or savory flavors.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS1-2
    MS-LS1-3 (HBS)
    MS-LS1-8 (Brain)
    		  
    Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
  • Nutrition Lab Experiment
    Food for Thought Lab
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    Lab
    Students model how populations of different regions of the world compare with regards to numbers and food availabilty. Students will be divided by regions, and given food. The amount of food is based on statistics of each region.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS2-1
    HS-LS2-2
    		  
    Published by Shannan Muskopf

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