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If you clicked on this product, chances are that you're looking for an engaging, no-prep lesson to teach food preservation 🥒 in your Food Science or FCS classroom!
 
This 50-minute lesson brings the topic to life through historical context, built-in Q&A to drive critical thinking, and clear, student-friendly visuals, all while helping students truly understand why food preservation matters.
 
 
Students won’t just memorize the methods; they’ll think like food scientists 🧪 as they explore how and why food spoils, how preservation methods prevent spoilage, and will be able to explain that these methods were literally used for survival science, not that long ago!
 
This editable, ready-to-teach lesson includes an engaging Oregon Trail survival-style warm-up, a quick review of FATTOM, and built-in higher-level questioning that encourages students to think critically about the actual science of why food spoils.
 
You will provide direct instruction on 3 Preservation Methods
 
Dehydration (then vs. now)
Freezing (then vs. now)
Canning (then vs. now)

Each method is explained with real-world connections and food science concepts.
 
Here's what to expect when you download:
 
45 Editable 💻 Teacher Slides That Include:
 
Engaging Warm Up & Discussion (10 minutes)
Food Spoilage & FATTOM review (5 minutes)
Today's Learning Target
Dehydration (then & now) (10 minutes)
Freezing (then & now) (10 minutes)
Canning (then & now) (10 minutes)
Exit Ticket(5 minutes)
 
Using this resource is SUPER easy!
 
✅Review The Provided Lesson Plan
✅Edit Teacher Slides if Needed
✅Select Student Notes From 2 Options & Print
✅Decide on Optional Activity (located at the bottom of the slide deck)
✅Have fun and enjoy the deep conversations that this lesson will naturally open the door for in your food science class!
 
 
✨BONUS: I've included 4 different lab recipes for students to be able to demonstrate the methods they learned.
 
 
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By Grace,
 
Baylie Collins
FCS and Creativeness
@fcsandcreativeness
 
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