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Science Project Instructions

The Calorimeter Kit (SB-KTCALOR) kit can be used with the Science Fair Project Ideas listed below. Click on any project below to see the full information. Using the tabs on the project, you can view background information and the steps of the experimental procedure.

Burning Calories: How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of Food?

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Science Fair Project Idea

Scientific Method

Have you ever wondered how nutritionists know how many Calories a certain food contains? In this project you will learn a method for measuring how many Calories (how much chemical energy) is available in different types of food. You will build your own calorimeter to capture the energy released by burning a small food item, like a nut or a piece of popcorn. This project gives a new meaning to the phrase "burning calories!" Read more

Lesson Plan Instructions

The Calorimeter Kit (SB-KTCALOR) kit can be used with the Lesson Plans listed below. Click on any lesson plan below to see the full information.

Burning Calories—Literally!

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Lesson Plan Grade: 6th-8th

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Your students might know that they can burn calories, but do they know what a calorie really is? In this fun lesson plan, your students will measure the energy content of food by literally burning it using a device called a calorimeter that they will design and build themselves. This will get your students thinking about the chemistry of energy transfer as well as good nutrition, and gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "burning calories!" Read more

NGSS Performance Expectations:

• MS-PS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
• MS-PS3-4. Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

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