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Food preservation

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A lesson plan for Grade 6 Social Studies and Science

Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Appropriate grades
6
Subjects
healthful living (general)
Provider
American Association for the Advancement of Science

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In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students' attention is drawn to the issue of food spoilage and the different methods that are traditionally used to prolong the freshness of food. Using a number of online resources, they learn about how Chilean fruit and lettuce for salad are carefully harvested, treated, packaged, and transported in refrigerated vessels to maintain their freshness. Students are then introduced to the canning, drying, freezing, and vacuum-sealing processes that are commonly used by food producers and in the home. The plan features e-sheets, online worksheets for students to record their answers and then select print. If you are using esheets, students will each need a computer with Internet access. A printable version is also available.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 6

  • Goal 4: The learner will identify significant patterns in the movement of people, goods and ideas over time and place in South America and Europe.
    • Objective 4.02: Identify the main commodities of trade over time in selected areas of South America and Europe, and evaluate their significance for the economic, political and social development of cultures and regions.
  • Goal 5: The learner will evaluate the ways people of South America and Europe make decisions about the allocation and use of economic resources.
    • Objective 5.04: Describe the relationship between specialization and interdependence, and analyze its influence on the development of regional and global trade patterns.
  • Goal 13: The learner will describe the historic, economic, and cultural connections among North Carolina, the United States, South America, and Europe.
    • Objective 13.03: Examine the role and importance of foreign-owned businesses and trade between North Carolina and the nations of South America and Europe, and evaluate the effects on local, state, regional, and national economies and cultures.

Science (2005)

Grade 6

  • Goal 7: The learner will conduct investigations and use technologies and information systems to build an understanding of population dynamics.
    • Objective 7.04: Evaluate data related to human population growth, along with problems and solutions:
      • Waste disposal.
      • Food supplies.
      • Resource availability.
      • Transportation.
      • Socio-economic patterns.