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An internationally renowned chemist, popular television personality, and bestselling author, Hervé This heads the first laboratory devoted to molecular...
Why do we cook the way we do? Are you the innovative type, used to expressing your creativity instead of just following recipes? Do you want to learn to be a better cook or curious about the...
Two worksheet based activities that can be used to identify the impacts of technology upon people to sustain their communities in the future. The first activity considers the cultural impact upon sustainability with key questions to research and the second task is an analysis activity looking at cultural, economic...
Video from the Big Picture issue on Fat, showing an experiment to discover if we favour fatty foods.
Two worksheet based activities that can be used to identify the impacts of technology upon people to sustain their communities in the future. The first activity considers the economic impact upon sustainability with key questions to research and the second task is an analysis activity looking at cultural, economic...
Two worksheet based activities that can be used to identify the impacts of technology upon people to sustain their communities in the future. The first activity considers the environmental impact upon sustainability with key questions to research and the second task is an analysis activity looking at cultural,...
This Catalyst article takes the form of a practical activity. Many breakfast cereals are fortified with iron and it is possible to extract this from the cereal by following the instructions in the article.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2008, Volume 19, Issue 2.
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A Catalyst article about careers in the food industry. The food and drink industries are part of a chain linking farming and growing through to food processing, manufacture and finally to the sale of food in supermarkets and restaurants. This article describes some of the many career areas in food technology...
A Catalyst article about food additives. Some additives are natural and some are manufactured by the chemical industry. Some, like vitamin C, can come from either natural or artificial sources. As with every other component of food all additives are chemicals. Even organic food can contain a certain number of...
In this Crest Gold Award accredited project, students are provided some suggestions for project work based around adulterated foods. Suggested investigations include:
- determining the concentration of standard and 'value' brands of common household products such as bleaches, detergents and vinegars....
In this Crest Award accredited project, students are provided some suggestions for project work based around the health benefits, or otherwise, of drinking tea. Suggested investigations include:
- investigating tannins, caffeine and flavonoids in different teas
- comparing taste of teas
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