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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my third grader and his friend would like to do a food science project for their science fair.  We watched Jaime Oliver's Food Revolution together and ever since they are interested in what chemicals go into food and how science is used in food production.  So we talked about maybe researching some of the weird/gross ingredients in food and show them with healthier alternatives..red dye v. beets as coloring for example, maybe compare how long proccessed food lasts without molding or changing its form-maybe compare that to a homemade alternative...and teaching them to read food PLU to compare coventional and organic food and GMO foods-take an organix tomatoe and compare it in terms of taste, appearance, cost...maybe touch upon enviornmental costs of both...anyway just ideas.  I am looking for assistance in helping the boys fine tune their project in a way that they learn a few things about what's in our food..this isn't a massive project but I think it is a great learning opp for the kids.  Any and all ideas would be welcome and appreciated.  The kids will have a month to work on this, and present on a three board panel-they will have an outlet too.  There is no prize, no award.  Thanks![/quote]

OP, what about having the kids observe which items decay quickest?  They could compare similar items (whole wheat bread with preservatives and without preservatives versus homemade)?  Or make it white bread.

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