Food Science

There is a lot of science that goes into the everyday foods that you love and getting your hands dirty is a great way to connect and learn. Try one of our food science projects to explore questions such as how baking ingredients work, how and why certain ingredients mix well together, and why people's tastes differ. The following food science experiments are not only super cool and delicious, but educational too!

This online agricultural magazine for educators is produced in Alberta and covers topics such as food security, nutrition, climate change and sustainability and learn how they can take action.

Designed for middle school classrooms and meant to last an hour, this lesson plan is the perfect introduction to a unit on agriculture and food systems.

Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) offers a sponsorship for educators/leaders who are holding workshops or cooking classes that focus on teaching people in their community how to cook with pulses.

Countryside Classroom helps teachers to find resources, places to visit and school support relating to the themes of food, farming and the natural environment

Alberta Pulse Growers are proud to support education and provide programs and resources designed for teachers, students and consumers to discover how pulses benefit our health, our food and our farms!

This site, created by the American Egg Board, provides nutritional information about eggs.

The FAO has a collection of videos and audio for students and teachers to explore. The newest videos appear on the main page; browse the catalogue to find videos from previous years and World Food Days.

This 160 page course packet, from the Illinois State Board of Education, is divided into 7 units: new food products, lipids and proteins, food additives, food irradiation, food packaging, food biotechnology, and food poisoning.

Excellent teaching resources for food science from the Heart Foundation of New Zealand

Created by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, these resources engage students in food safety, agricultural ethics and technology, the politics of hunger, and the bio-fuel debate. Teachers will find lesson plans, handouts, digital presentations and a short film.

Here, you will find lessons, projects, worksheets, presentations, and more pertaining to the subjects of food and nutrition, food science, culinary arts, and more.

Love Food Love Science gives secondary school teachers access to credible food science and technology teaching resources and mentoring support. It is provided free by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), a professional body for those involved in all aspects of food science and technology.

The Saskatchewan Organic Directorate (SOD) has produced these materials to help learners explore the challenges and advantages of local food production. The resource also involves students in the preparation of tasty dishes based on local, organic products.

Lesson plans and tools from Alberta Health Servers that include background information for teachers and student activities on nutrition and Canada's Food Guide.

Free supplementary curriculum from the FDA for middle and high school classrooms

A great collection of food science lesson plans for teachers!

On this page, you'll find lesson plans for food science as well as lesson plans to incorporate food into other subject areas.

Free teaching resources from the Dairy Farmers of Canada