2.7 Constructing the Process
This middle school food science lesson (“Constructing the Process”) teaches students to distinguish between a raw material and a finished product by examining the processes—separation, disintegration, mixing, drying, forming, and packaging—used to turn raw materials into finished food products. Through a hands-on gingerbread-house building activity and a clay-sculpting e-Moment exercise, students explore and represent each food processing step, with extension activities tied to FFA, SAE, and beef jerky making.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit, the student will be able to examine processes involved in food science.
- As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to identify the difference between a raw material and a finished product.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Canister of modeling material – one per student
- Materials for a gingerbread house: graham crackers, M&M's, bubble gum, sprinkles, and any other items
- Writing surface
- Writing utensil
- MS.FS.2.7.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.FS.2.7.AS.1 – one per student
- MS.FS.2.7.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Lesson Number
- MS.FS.2.7
- Precepts
- D. Character; D3. Accept Responsibility for Personal Actions.
- Key Terms
- Raw material; Finished product
- Resources
- Hayes, K. Introduction to Food Science, Purdue University CopyMat, 2005. National FFA Organization. (2009). LifeKnowledge Online. Retrieved September 1, 2009 from http://agedlearning.org
- Curriculum
- Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
National Standards (FPP)
- FPP 04.03.02.aExplain methods and materials for processing foods for sale as fresh-food products.
- FPP 04.03.02.aExplain methods and materials for processing foods for sale as fresh-food products.
- FPP 04.03.05.aExplain materials and methods of food packaging and presentation.
- FPP 04.03.05.aExplain materials and methods of food packaging and presentation.