Module 1: What's for Lunch!

A Study of the Chemistry of Life

Description
In this module, students will learn about synthesis, variety, and metabolism of the three major biochemical families: carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Students will learn how energy is transferred from sunlight to plants and other organisms that depend on them, how the physical environment affects the growth of crops, how food is digested, and what makes a healthful diet. The gas laws will be examined through the study of popcorn and bread making.

Investigations
For each investigation, the science or sciences that form the principal focus of that investigation are noted.

Investigation 1: Sun and Climate	Earth/Space
Investigation 2: What Is Soil?	Earth/Space
Investigation 3: Getting with the Group	Biology
Investigation 4: How Sweet It Is	Chemistry
Investigation 5: From Sunlight to Substance	Biology
Investigation 6: All You Can Eat	Biology and Chemistry
Investigation 7: Temperature, Pressure, and Volume	Physics
Investigation 8: Making Popcorn	Biology and Chemistry
Investigation 9: Eggzactly What's Happening	Biology and Chemistry
Investigation 10: Salt It Away	Chemistry
Investigation 11: Breaking It Down	Biology and Chemistry
Investigation 12: If You Are What You Eat, What Are You?	Biology