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I am a Food Scientist

Who is a food scientist? Food scientist uses various methods to study all about the food we consume. Food scientist test the types of fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals present in our food. 
 

Instructions:

1. Try to carry out the activities by yourself.  

2. Submit your completed works for us to certify! Only submit photos of your work 

3. Be responsible. If you submit inappropriate content, you will be given a warning and may be barred from using the system. 

4. For assignments that require video uploads, please upload your work onto youtube and then link us to the url.

The activities in the Young Scientist Badge programmes have been designed to encourage Curiosity, creativity, communication, open mindedness and perseverence

Syllabus Links: 

Task

Topic

Learning outcome

1

Diet and Health
  • Understand the term ‘carbohydrates”
  • Identify food with high carbohydrates

2

Diet and Health
  • Understand the term ‘protein’
  •  identify food with high protein

3

Diet and Health
  • Understand the term ‘fats’
  • Identify food with high fats

4

Diet and Health
  • Understand benefits of calcium

5

Nutrition and food science
  • Conduct food experiments to find out the pH of different foods
  • Develop skills of interpreting and analyzing the pH indicator results

6

Nutrition and food science
  • Conduct food experiment using coloured candies
  • Observe the colour change in water

7

Diet and Health
  • Identify essential nutrients

8

Food management

  • Explain how tofu is made

9

Nutrition and food science
  • Conduct food experiment on food with water
  • Observe the experiment and analyze the results

10

Food management

  • Identify different methods of food preservation

11

Food management

  • Identify the food with different taste

12

Food management

  • Identify different food additives
  • Explain the reason of using food additives

13

Nutrition and food science
  • Conduct an experiment on egg with kitchen product
  • Observe and describe the process
  • Explain why the shells disappear  

14

Food management

  • Describe the process of food fermentation

15

Nutrition and food science

  • Conduct an experiment on making salted egg at home
  • Describe how the process and science of the making salted egg  

16

Nutrition and food science

  • Conduct an experiment on cake baking
  • Observe the process and find out what causes the cake to rise

17

Food management

  • Identify the chemical reaction of cooking
  • Explain the reason for cooking food

18

Nutrition and food science

  • Conduct an experiment of the effect of sugar on food
  • Describe the taste of the food

19

Nutrition and food science
  • Conduct an experiment on a variety of food flavor
  • Describe the different food flavor

20

Application of Food Science

a)      Find out more about stevia

b)      Conduct an experiment on egg with water

c)      Apply knowledge on reducing food wastage and explain how we can reduce food wastage


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