curriculum

Food Science and Safety (FSS)

Course Description

FSS is a specialization course in the CASE Program of Study. Students complete hands-on activities, projects, and problems that simulate actual concepts and situations in the food science and safety industry, allowing students to build content knowledge and technical skills. Students investigate areas of food science, including food safety, food chemistry, food processing, food product development, and marketing.

Students maintain a research-level laboratory notebook throughout the course documenting their experiences in the laboratory. Research and experimental studies are highlighted as students develop and conduct industry investigations.

 

WHY TEACHERS LOVE FSS  

"Sometimes, students don’t like science because it is conceptual. CASE Food Science and Safety curriculum allows students to touch, taste, smell, and do their experiments and their learning." 

Jamie Christiansen, Iowa

    Equipping Teachers

    • Specialization Level
    • Full year course
    • Inquiry and project based instructional practices
    • CASE Institute professional development

    Engaging Students

    • Create and market a food product
    • Record research and labs in a scientific notebook
    • Practice food science lab techniques
    • Use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve industry-based problems
    • Demonstrate relevant personal and lab safety practices

    Instructional Units

      • Introduction to Food Science
      • Food Chemistry
      • The Safety of Our Food
      • Processing and Preservation
      • Health and Food Security
      • Consumers
      • Food Product Development

       

      CASE Institute 

      Professional development events preparing teacher to implement full-year CASE courses. Institutes provide teachers the content and skills needed to use CASE curricula in their classroom. CASE Institutes range from five to eight days in a hybrid, in-person, or virtual format.

      Flexibility & Adaptability

      CASE provides a comprehensive professional development experience, in addition to a work-life balance so teachers can best educate their students. Course work is adaptable and customizable based on teacher preference to fit all geographies and communities.

       

      CASE is an initiative of the National Council for Agricultural Education (The Council).

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