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Course Title: Food Science
Grade Level: 10-12
Required: No Elective: Yes
Prerequisites: Chemistry
Textbook(s) Used For This Course:
Title: Author(s): Publisher: Edition: Date:
Food Science and Safety George J. Seperich 1st 1998
Interstate Publishers
Description of Course:
This 44 minutes, 1 semester class focuses on product development, from farm to
table. The study of chemistry, biology, marketing, engineering, statistics,
genetics, nutrition, bio chemistry and physics. Students will develop, research
and create a product for the class and present their marketing scheme for
classmates. Poles will be taken throughout the class and various sections of the
school. Students will leave the class with an understanding of how food science
plays an integral role in our day-to-day living.
Categorical Objectives:
1. A basic overview of food science is addressed.
2. The meaning of food as well as the role of nutrition in food science is
addressed.
3. Chemistry’s affects on food and the basic principles of food preservation are
addressed.
