STEM Careers
Leavening
Safety & Sanitation
Enzymes
Heat & Food
100

A career attainable through vocational school

Culinary Chef

100

Type of yeast activated in warm water

Active Dry Yeast 

100

Helps reduce food-borne illness

Food Sanitation/Safety 

100

Proteins that act as catalysts

Enzymes

100

Heat transfer from direct contact

Conduction

200

Event used for networking and job postings

Job Fair

200

Type of leavening caused by steam in pie crust

Physical Leavening 

200

Agency regulating PPE requirements

OSHA (Occupational Safety Hazard Admin)

200

Enzyme that breaks maltose into glucose

Maltase 

200

Cooking method that causes vitamins to leach into water

Boiling 

300

Difference between short-term and long-term goals

S.T. : Completed in less than 12 months / L.T : take longer than 12 

300

Why bread may fail to rise

Dough was not kneading properly 

300

Purpose of tying hair back in the lab

To prevent contamination, fire, and injury

300

What inhibitors do to enzymes

They change the shape of the enzyme and slow/stop reactions

300

Best cooking method for retaining nutrients

Stir-frying

400

An educational degree earned from college

Bachelors or Masters or Doctoral 

400

A missing ingredient in a yeast bread recipe

No leaving agent.

400

Three types of food hazards

Biological, Physical, & Chemical 

400

What peptidase breaks peptides into

Amino Acids 

400

Type of energy involved in molecular motion

Heat 

500

Career responsible for meal consistency and plating

Culinary Chef 

500

Difference between biological and physical leavening

Biological uses living organisms like yeast; physical uses steam or air

500

Difference between OSHA and EPA

OSHA regulates workplace safety/PPE; EPA regulates environmental safety and waste disposal

500

Purpose of pectinase in fruit juice

Make the fruit juice clear 

500

Difference between conduction, convection, and radiation

  • Conduction = direct contact
  • Convection = movement of liquids/gases
  • Radiation = electromagnetic waves
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