Experiment with chocolate coating on cookies! What a delightful way to learn about food processing and chemical engineering. Throughout this activity, groups collect measurements and make calculations. They conclude by writing recommendations for improving the chocolate coating procedure. Extensions, additional resources, and videos on the history of chocolate are provided. The well-developed lesson plan may become a favorite chemistry, engineering, or food class tradition.

Concepts

food processing, food, food science

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Additional Tags

food science, chemical engineering, food processing, nutritional labeling, nutritional recommendations, science

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Classroom Considerations

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Common Core

RI.11-12.7 HSS-ID.A.2 HSS-ID.A.3 HSS-ID.A.4