Wednesday 10/11 - MM 1.1 Introduction
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Where might you see a picture like these?
Where might you see a picture like these?
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What information does the picture give us?
What information does the picture give us?
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Where do you think the information comes from?
Where do you think the information comes from?
Introducing the Context
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Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks. You can use the same word more than once.
For the next few weeks we are going to be __________ __________ !
This unit is about __________, which is the stuff that everything around us is made of, including __________! We’re going to take a close look at food in this unit, not just as something tasty to eat, but also as something interesting to study and __________.
Let’s take a look at what food scientists, the professionals who __________ __________, do when they are at work.
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Where do you think a food scientist work?
Where do you think a food scientist work?
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What do food scientists want to find out about the food they study?
What do food scientists want to find out about the food they study?
Write Initial Explanations
A food scientist is testing new ingredients in her lab. She takes a spoonful of Substance A, a white powder, and adds it to Substance C, a clear liquid. She stirs them for 30 seconds. Substance A settles to the bottom of the container.
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What does Substance A look like?
What does Substance A look like?
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What does Substance C look like?
What does Substance C look like?
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What did they look like after the scientist mixed them together?
What did they look like after the scientist mixed them together?
Next, she takes a spoonful of Substance B, a different white powder, and adds it to a new container of Substance C. She stirs them for 30 seconds. Substance B can no longer be seen in the container.
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What does Substance B look like?
What does Substance B look like?
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What does Substance C look like?
What does Substance C look like?
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What did they look like after the scientist mixed them together?
What did they look like after the scientist mixed them together?
When Substance A and Substance C mix, Substance A settles to the bottom of the container.
When Substance B and Substance C mix, Substance B can no longer be seen in the container.
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Why did something different happen with Substance A than with Substance B when mixed with Substance C?
Why did something different happen with Substance A than with Substance B when mixed with Substance C?
Directions: Read the introduction (page 4-6) in the book Food Scientist’s Handbook. After reading, answer the following questions.
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Now that we’ve read about what food scientists do, do you remember in what kind of places a food scientist works?
Now that we’ve read about what food scientists do, do you remember in what kind of places a food scientist works?
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What might scientists want to find out about the food they study?
What might scientists want to find out about the food they study?
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Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks. You can use each word only one time.
Scientists who work in __________ might use special technologies to study foods up __________. Scientists who work in the field might visit places where __________ or plants are, where foods are raised or __________.
People’s needs and wants for new or __________ foods change over time. By studying foods, food scientists can make flavorful new __________ and safer food __________ to address these changing needs and wants.