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Science activity: food dyes for 7-12

Students will make dyes from beets and blueberries. They will observe how temperature affects the intensity of the dyes.

This ready-to-use kit can be used in foods classes and science classes. The kit contains:

Teacher guide with information to do the experiment and suggestions to expand learning with your students.
Student workbook with experiment, key words and record sheets.

Students will:

Learn about thermal energy and diffusion.
Observe how dyes can be made from foods.
See how the colour of foods can be changed when food dyes are added.

This food-themed STEM activity is a great way to mix science and food with learning.

Contains:

Teacher guide and student workbook

Level:

Grades 7 to 9

Grades 10 to 12

Language:

English

Science activity: food dyes for 7-12

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