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Transforming Food Energy: A Balancing Act Lesson PlanTransforming Food Energy: A Balancing Act Lesson Plan
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Transforming Food Energy: A Balancing Act

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Students explain their role as consumers. They use a purchased calorimeter or make their own simple calorimeter to measure the energy content in selected foods. This interesting lesson really gets students thinking about what they eat.

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energy

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energy, Nutrition, math
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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