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Sugar Association Receives STEM.org Accreditation Trustmark
July 2022
As a STEM.org Accredited Educational Program, the Sugar Association offers resources to educators.
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Science with Sugar: Sugar Water Rainbow
June 2022
Learn about density as you create a rainbow in a glass with just water, sugar and food coloring!
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Where does sugar come from?
May 2022
Have you ever thought about where sugar comes from? If you think it comes from the grocery store, you’re right, but before it’s on the grocery shelves, it’s in plants that are grown on farms across the United States.
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Sugar: Captured Sunshine
February 2022
You’ve probably heard of solar energy, but what about “sugar energy”? All green plants make sugar through photosynthesis, the process plants use to transform the sun’s energy into sugar, their stored food and energy supply.
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Sugar Detectives: Examining How Sugar Transforms Baked Goods
May 2021
Most people don’t know why sugar is in the foods they eat or recipes they make, but sugar’s unique versatility makes it an essential functional ingredient in many of the foods we eat. This lesson plan from the Home Baking Association helps students identify the many functions of sugar in food.
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Sugar in Baking: What Bakers Need to Know
October 2020
Sugar can give foods the sweet taste we know and love – but there is much more to it. It also performs many other essential functions in cookies, cakes, and other baked goods.
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New Resource: Field to Table STEAM Packet
October 2020
Enhance your classroom or home learning curriculum with our science, technology, engineering, art and math materials for grades 7-12.
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The Science of Farming
April 2020
Farming requires a lot of hard work and science to provide what the soil and crops need to flourish. Advancements in technologies have moved farming to a prescriptive science with some of the most recent improvements.
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Rock Candy
September 2018
Have fun with the family while a simple chemical process produces a tasty treat.
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