Food colouring – Student Activity
In this activity, students use a simple paper chromatography method to separate and identify the components present in commercially available food colouring.
Teaching and Learning Approaches
Student activities are the main feature of this collection, along with a variety of resources for teachers to use in exploring Food Function and Structure.
List of Teaching and Learning Approaches resource items
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I love fibre – Student Activity
In this activity, students listen to AgResearch’s Dr Matthew Barnett, the singing scientist, performing his latest YouTube release called I love fibre. Students then answer sets of questions and complete activities.
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Vitamin C and the future – Student Activity
In this activity, students use the Futures thinking tool to investigate vitamin C and new fruit varieties.
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Iodised salt – Student Activity
In this activity, students test a variety of commercially available table salts for the presence of iodine – a micronutrient essential for health and wellbeing.
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Iron content of foods – Student Activity
In this activity, students qualitatively analyse common foods such as breakfast cereals, parsley and raisins for the presence of the micronutrient iron, which involves a colorimetric comparison method.
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Is all salt the same? – Student Activity
In this activity, students consider, critically analyse and debate statements about different types of salt used in cooking and claims made for them.
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Water content of foods – Student Activity
In this activity, students quantitatively analyse carrot and banana for moisture content and total solids using and comparing two drying methods.
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Carbohydrates – Teacher Resource
This teacher resource provides information about carbohydrates. It follows on from the Science Ideas and Concepts article about macronutrients, giving more detail about this important group of energy-rich food substances.
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Lipids – Teacher Resource
This teacher resource provides information about lipids. It follows on from the Science Ideas and Concepts article about macronutrients, giving more detail about this important group of energy-rich food substances.
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Proteins – Teacher Resource
This teacher resource provides information about proteins. It follows on from the Science Ideas and Concepts article about macronutrients, giving more detail about this important group of energy-rich food substances.
