student will learn about food test and their procedure
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nutrients are substance found in food that gives us energy and grow and repair our body.
Nutrients Carbohydrates, fat, water, protiein, vitamins and minerals
Who can tell me what are these nutrients?
fat is a fuel source, it is stored as a form of energy in the body.
carbohydrates are sugar and starch in food such as rice, pasta, yam and potatoes
minerals such as calcium helps the body to grow, develop and stay healthy.
protein helps to build our body tissues, bones and repair our skin and blood.
Your all correct students.
How do we know what nutrients are in foods.
vitamins help our body to grow and work the way it should. some vitamins are: vitamin A,C,D,E,K and B (B6,B12 etc.)water is important to the body in excess amounts so that the body can produce it .
In order to know the nutrients in food, we would need to do a food test. A food test is a method by which component in food can be detected.Food test can be used to detect starch, fat, protein and sugar. lets head over to the lab.
To conduct our food test we will need to visit our webquest site in order to gather our resources and understand the procedures.