Summary
The “Sugar, Sugar, Everywhere” zine helps students explore the following questions:
- What is sugar and why is it everywhere?
- Where is sugar hidden?
- What are the different states of sugar that help it hide in foods?
- Is sugar a food hero or villain?
- How does sugar affect our bodies?
- How can we help to educate about sugar’s impact on our health and wellbeing?
Connections to Other Resources
This zine is used in the Sugar, Sugar, Everywhere full project.
Overview
Life Habit Focus: Curiosity
Subject: Physical Science, ELA
Grade: 3-5
Aligned Standards
Common Core Reading (CCSS):
- Informational/Nonfiction Standards R.I. 1-10 for grades 3-5
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI):
- PS2.A: Each force acts on one particular object and has both strength and a direction. An object at rest typically has multiple forces acting on it, but they add to give zero net force on the object. Forces that do not sum to zero can cause changes in the object’s speed or direction of motion.
- PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
- Matter of any type can be subdivided into particles that are too small to see, but even then the matter still exists and can be detected by other means. A model showing that gasses are made from matter particles that are too small to see and are moving freely around in space can explain many observations, including the inflation and shape of a balloon and the effects of air on larger particles or objects.
- The amount (weight) of matter is conserved when it changes form, even in transitions in which it seems to vanish.
- Measurements of a variety of properties can be used to identify materials. (Boundary: At this grade level, mass and weight are not distinguished, and no attempt is made to define the unseen particles or explain the atomic-scale mechanism of evaporation and condensation.)
- PS1.B: Chemical Reactions.
- No matter what reaction or change in properties occurs, the total weight of the substances does not change. (Boundary: Mass and weight are not distinguished at this grade level.)
- When two or more different substances are mixed, a new substance with different properties may be formed.
- PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
- The energy released [from] food was once energy from the sun that was captured by plants in the chemical process that forms plant matter (from air and water).
- LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
- Food provides animals with the materials they need for body repair and growth and the energy they need to maintain body warmth and for motion. (secondary)
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