Safety + Nutrition
Ways to Prepare Food
Vocabulary
Experiment Facts
Mystery
100

Name one of the physical safety tips we learned about.

  1. Check smoke alarms and ensure there is a fire extinguisher nearby

  2. Handle knives and other sharp objects carefully

  3. Unplug electric appliances

  4. Avoid using hot oil

  5. Wear the right clothes and pull long hair back

100

The process of turning liquids into gelatinous forms. 

What is gelification?

100

This is the branch of science that studies matter, its composition, and how it changes.

What is chemistry?

100

We used this technique to create our juice balls.

What is spherification?

100

Is ice cream melting considered a chemical or physical change?

Physical change
200

Name one of the diets we discussed.

1. Vegan/vegetarian

2. Keto

3. Paleo

4. Gluten-Free

5. Mediterranean

200

This is a method of freezing food quickly at very low temperatures with circulating air to preserve its quality, texture, flavor, and nutritional value.

What is flash freezing?

200

The protocol in chemistry for performing an experiment is the same as a _____________ when cooking or baking.

What is a recipe?

200

Name a physical change we performed with the food we made this week.

Answers will vary.

200

This natural process causes us to lose the ability to taste flavor throughout our lives.

What is aging?

300

This is the practice of handling, preparing, and storing food in a way that reduces the risk of foodborne illnesses and injuries.

What is food safety?

300

This is sugar molecules are cooked over low heat and react with oxygen and each other, breaking apart or combining to form larger molecules.

What is caramelization?

300

These sensory organs on the tongue allow people to experience tastes.

What are taste buds?

300

Name a chemical change we performed this week.

Answers will vary.

300

Name the four types of matter.

Solid, liquid, gas, plasma.

400

This refers to food grown with no chemicals, having more nutrients, and being more sustainable.

What is organic?

400

This is a process performed by living microorganisms where carbohydrate molecules break down anaerobically (without using oxygen).

What is fermentation?

400

This change creates new substances through chemical reactions.

What is a chemical change?

400

What is the name of the process we used today to make ice cream?

What is supercooling?

400

Name the five tastes.

Sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami.

500

These are nutrients that are essential for a child's growth and development and are used in the body in large amounts.

What are macronutrients?

500

This is a low-temperature cooking technique that involves vacuum sealing or compressing food before immersing it in a water bath that cooks the ingredients.

What is sous vide?

500

This is the ability to perceive the flavor of food and drinks by sensing odors from the mouth while eating or drinking.

What is retronasal olfaction?

500

Name one of the powdered chemicals we used when making juice balls.

Calcium lactate or sodium alginate.

500

These people are sensistive to strong flavors and typically have more taste receptors for bitter, sweet, and spicy flavors on their tongues.

Who are "supertasters"?