Food Safety Scientist: Manipulating pH Level in Food

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

NOTE TO EDUCATORS:

Click to open and download Food Safety Scientist Unit: Manipulating Ph Level in Food, developed by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and New Mexico State University (NMSU). The Unit includes the following components:

Unit Guide supports teachers in identifying the goals, objectives and standards (Next Generation Science Standards, and Career and Technical Education Classes) for each unit and individual learning experiences
Interactive Virtual Labs provide real-life situations that bring science, technology, engineering, and math into the delivery of a safe food supply
Hands-on laboratory experiences accompany Virtual Labs: pH Scale and Meter Calibration to offer deeper understanding of real-life applications of STEM for food safety scientists
Exposure to careers related to the agricultural and food safety sciences
Discussion Guide to empower students to explore various scientific concepts used to develop a safe food system

Lesson Plan Next Generation Science Standards Alignments

HS-PS1-3

Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at the bulk scale to infer the strength of electrical forces between particles.

MS-ETS1-1

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

MS-ETS1-2

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

MS-LS1-1

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

MS-LS1-5

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.