Chemistry of Cooking

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 26.05.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction/rationale
  2. Content Objectives
  3. Teaching Strategies
  4. Classroom Activities
  5. Resources
  6. Appendix On Implementing District Standards
  7. Notes

Doing What Scientists Do While Exploring Chemical and Physical Changes

Joseph Parrett

Published September 2026

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Notes

[1] Kids Park Education. https://kidsparkeducation.org/blog/understanding-ngss-standards-for-elementary-and-middle-school. (Accessed July 8, 2026)

[2] National Geographic. https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/stem-explained/cold-pack-a-chilly-example-endothermic-reaction. (Accessed July 11, 2026)

[3] National Geographic. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/changes-matter-physical-vs-chemical-changes/. (Accessed July 11, 2026)

[4] Britanica.com. https://www.britannica.com/topic/graham-cracker. (Accessed July, 11, 2026)

[5] State of Delaware. https://history.delaware.gov/2023/11/15/a-snack-by-any-other-name-a-brief-history-of-marshmallows/. (Accessed July 12, 2026)

[6] Chemical & Engineering News. https://cen.acs.org/food/food-science/s-marshmallows-ingredients-work-together/99/web/2021/04. (Accessed July 11, 2026)

[7] Ibid.

[8] Foodcrumbles.com. https://foodcrumbles.com/maillard-reaction-mechanism-hard-core-chemistry. (Accessed July 11, 2026)

[9] Harold Mcgee, On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, 39.

[10] Ibid., 40.

[11] USA Dairy.com. https://www.usdairy.com/news-articles/the-types-of-cream-and-their-uses. (Accessed July 12, 2026)

[12] Dream Scoops.com. https://www.dreamscoops.com/. (Accessed July 12, 2026)

[13] Agricultural Institute. https://www.icecreamscience.com/blog/ice-crystals-in-ice-cream. (Accessed July 13, 2026)

[14] Rodel Kitchen.com. https://www.rodellekitchen.com/resources/learning/vanilla-history. (Accessed July 13, 2026)

[15] Foodcrumbles.com. https://foodcrumbles.com/making-vanillin-three-production-routes-chemistry. (Accessed July 13, 2026)

[16] Ibid

[17] Ibid

[18] Robert Wolke, What Einstein Told His Cook, 5.

[19] Agricultural Institute. https://www.icecreamscience.com/blog/ice-crystals-in-ice-cream. (Accessed July 13, 2026)

[20] IceCreamNation.org. https://www.icecreamnation.org/science-of-ice-cream/. (Accessed June 17, 2026)

[21] IceCreamScience.com. https://www.icecreamscience.com/blog/ice-crystals-in-ice-cream. (Accessed June 17, 2026)

[22] Simon Field, Culinary Reactions: The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking, 227-228.

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