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Elementary School - Grades 4-6
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Which Habits Contribute Most to Obesity?
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How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?
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See how much weight I can lose in one week by altering my eating habits to healthier ones.
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Can you make cookies less fattening and more healthy by substituting the fat content with applesauce?
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How many calories are in the foods I eat?
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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Measure the calories of different foods by burning them and capturing the heat given off in a homemade calorimeter.
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Testing the Atkins diet and a Standard Food Pyramid diet on white feeder mice to see weight and behavior changes.
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Compare the MyPyramid diet with the Healthy Eating Pyramid Guide (developed by the Harvard School of Public Health)
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Which type of cereal, sugary or healthy, supplies the highest amount of caloric chemical energy?
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Can Seventh Graders Perceive the Difference Between Natural and Artificial Sweeteners?
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Does Fat Content Affect Calorie Levels in Food?
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Calculate the food energy content in a peanut, an oyster cracker, and a mini-marshmallow and then compare it with the actual calorie count as listed on each foods nutrition facts label.
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Build a calorimeter to measure the number of calories in selected snacks.
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Energy Content in a Candy Bar
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Determine from a selection of different types of nuts which one contains the highest caloric content.
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Measure fats of different foods.
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Which food releases the most heat and food energy (calories)?
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High School - Grades 10-12
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Show that restaurant menu labels that translate calories into walking distance could induce people to eat less.
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The Real Truth About Fast Foods and Nutrition
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How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of Food?
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Analyzing the Effects of L. acidophilus with Lactulose as a Novel Approach to Weight Control
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Does Natural or Commercial Food Increase Weight Gain the Most?
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Determine why people on the same diet gain different amounts of weight
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Determination of Energy Content of Selected Herbs and Spices Classified According to TCD Energy Nature
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Determine spectrophotometrically how much food coloring is in soda pop and Kool-Aid.
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Determine the levels of saturated fat in cholesterol free foods and see if the labels are telling the truth.
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Useful Links
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R=Resource
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Dieting Resources
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Nutrition Resources
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Food Science Resources
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Chemistry Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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Food Science Fair Books
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