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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Teaching Guide: Tasty Models (5 8)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
With this lesson, learners create models of carbohydrates and proteins using pieces of candy in order "to visualize the atomic arrangements of nutrient molecules."
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Teaching Guide: Tasty Models (9 12)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this hands-on lesson, young scholars use candy to construct models of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats). Create visualizations that will aid in learning about dehydration synthesis and bond saturation in fat molecules....