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You Are What You Eat: Testing for Organic Compounds in Foods

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
We have all heard that we are what you eat, but what are we eating? An informative lesson opens with a discussion of the foods pupils have recently eaten. Then, young scientists perform four experiments on seven...
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Chemistry of Food

For Students 9th - 10th
In this chemistry of food worksheet, learners complete 20 various types of questions related to food and nutrition. First, they complete a crossword puzzle with vocabulary terms. Then, students use the figure shown to write the...
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The Chemistry Connection

For Students 8th - 10th
In this proteins worksheet, students read about the chemical compound, protein. Kids determine where proteins are found in the body and how enzymes help the body react. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.
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The Chemistry of Life

For Students 7th - 12th
In this chemistry of life activity, students will review key terms of plant cell structure and chemistry by reading 13 clues to complete the puzzle. Word bank is included.
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Chemistry and the Food System

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students review how chemistry has helped grow and preserve different foods. This worksheet has 11 fill in the blank, 3 multiple choice, and 6 short answer questions.
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The Chemicals of Living Cells

For Students 9th - 12th
Designed to be a study guide or self assessment for high school biologists, the worksheet has good questions about cell chemistry, but would need to be reformatted if you want your kids to write their answers on the paper. There are also...