Join us as we learn some chemistry while cooking up some up of your favorite dishes.  We will be discussing the basics of chemistry and how it applies to the food we eat.  Apron or lab coat? You decide,  but bring your appetite.  

Targeted TEKS

6(5)  Matter and energy. The student knows the differences between elements and compounds. The student is expected to:

(A)  know that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols;

(C)  differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level; and

(D)  identify the formation of a new substance by using the evidence of a possible chemical change such as production of a gas, change in temperature, production of a precipitate, or color change.

8(5)  Matter and energy. The student knows that matter is composed of atoms and has chemical and physical properties. The student is expected to:

(A)  describe the structure of atoms, including the masses, electrical charges, and locations, of protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons in the electron cloud;

(B)  identify that protons determine an element's identity and valence electrons determine its chemical properties, including reactivity;