Food Preservation


March 4-8, 2024

Spring Break


Monday, March 11, 2024

Objective: Describe the canning process

Leading question: How do you properly can?

Introduction to Food Preservation.  Use the Food Preservation slideshow to follow along.

Complete the Salsa Lab - Preparation Questions by going to this link.

Complete the Salsa Math and Measuring Lab.


Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Objective: Demonstrate how to properly prepare vegetables for canning

Leading question: Why must we sterilize during canning?

Cut up vegetables for lab and cook.


Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Objective:  Demonstrate how to properly can vegetables

Leading question: How do you know if your jar is sealed?

Finish canning salsa

Complete the Salsa Math and Measuring Lab.

Watch Modern Marvels - Canning


Thursday, March 14, 2024

ACT


Friday, March 15, 2024

Objective: Collect information related to your SAE project and format it according to expectations

Leading Question: Why would we use irradiation?

Complete the canning lab reflection found in google classroom.


Monday, March 18, 2024

Objective: Describe what irradiation is and its pros and cons

Leading Question: What is irradiation?

Overview of irradiation.  Use the Food Preservation slideshow above to follow along.

Watch Food Technology: Irradiation video on iCEV.  

Complete the Simulating Irradiation Lab. 


Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Objective: Demonstrate how to pickle foods

Leading Question: Is pickling a form of fermentation? 

Overview of fermentation.  Use the Food Preservation slideshow above to follow along.  Use the Preserving Food by Fermentation handout as well.

Watch the Fermentation section of the Chemical Processes video.

Grape juice fermentation lab

Overview of pickling.  Use the Food Preservation slideshow above to follow along.

Make refrigerator pickles.

Complete the fermentation worksheet 


Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Objective: Demonstrate how to freeze food properly

Leading Question: What are different methods used to freeze food? 

Overview of freezing.  Use the Food Preservation slideshow above to follow along.

Make and freeze applesauce.

Watch Freezing Applesauce Part II 


Thursday, March 21, 2024

Objective: Demonstrate how to dehydrate food

Leading Question: What are the different ways to dehydrate food?

Overview of dehydration.  Use the Food Preservation slideshow above to follow along.

Make fruit roll-ups.


Friday, March 22, 2024

Objective: Collect information related to your SAE project and format it according to expectations

Leading Question:  What is the oldest method of preservation?

Complete the fruit roll up lab reflection in google classroom.


Monday, March 25, 2024

Objective:  Demonstrate how heat is transferred through food

Leading Question: What are the 3 major methods used to heat foods?

Complete the applesauce lab reflection in google classroom.

Complete grape juice fermentation lab

Overview of heating.  Use the Food Preservation slideshow above to follow along.

Prepare for the Heat Transfer in Potatoes lab.


Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Objective:   Demonstrate how heat is transferred through food

Leading Question: What is convection?

Complete the pickling lab reflection in google classroom.

Watch the Heat Transfer in Potatoes lab Part I.

Watch Heat Transfer in Potatoes Lab Part II.


Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Objective: Reflect on freezing and dehydration labs

Leading Question:  What does dehydration do to food?

Take the quiz on food preservation.

Pickle Lab Reflection

Complete Heat Transfer in Potatoes lab

Prepare for food preservation assessment


Thursday, March 28, 2024

Objective: Assess on food preservation

Leading Question: What is conduction?

Food preservation assessment

Turn in interactive notebook


Friday, March 29, 2024

No School