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GrowNextGen Curriculum: Soybeans as a Chemical Feedstock

GrowNextGen Curriculum: Soybeans as a Chemical Feedstock
Learning Objets
Summary
GrowNextGen published this curriculum that includes lesson plans on understanding soybeans as a chemical feedstock. The lessons include an activity on soybean processing, two laboratory based experiments (testing and separating biomolecules in soybean) and an assignment for student to investigate soybean products and share out their findings.

Andrea Harpen, Chemistry and Physics Teacher at Blanchester High School contributed the curriculum to GrowNextGen. GrowNextGen is funded through the Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio soybean farmers. https://grownextgen.org/curriculum/soybeans-as-a-chemical-feedstock#background
Keyword Tags
Soy Chemistry
Renewable Feedstocks
Product Testing
Separation Methods
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GrowNextGen: Soybeans as a chemical feedstock
Learning Goals/Student Objectives
1. Understand the various chemical steps involved in processing soybeans.
2. Determine lipid, protein, and carbohydrate content of processed soybeans.
3. Design or execute a procedure for separation of carbohydrate and protein from soymeal.
4. Investigate a new soybean product and create a learning object to share your knowledge.
Object Type
Activities/Technology (e.g., in-class activities, online games, hands-on activities/manipulatives, outreach, virtual tools, etc.)
Small resource sets
Audience
High School (Secondary School)
Common pedagogies covered
Hands-on learning
Problem-based learning
Green Chemistry Principles
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Responsible Consumption and Production
Life on Land
Safety Precautions, Hazards, and Risk Assessment
Use proper protective equipment for laboratory exercises.
Read SDS of materials prior to commencing work.
Chemicals used within this curriculum are fairly innocuous.
NGSS Standards, if applicable
Science and engineering practices
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting concepts
Structure and function
Disciplinary core ideas/content
ESS2A Earth materials and systems
ESS3A Natural resources
ESS3C Human impacts on Earth systems
PS1A Structure of matter
PS1B Chemical reactions
ETS1 Engineering Design
ETS1B Developing possible solutions
ETS1C Optimizing the design solution
ETS2 Links among Engineering, technology, science and society

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Sarah Kennedy
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Soy Chemistry Literature