About the
The Corroding Can
Lesson
Summary
In this lesson, students work together in teams to determine who is at fault for a corrosive substance found in a soft drink can. Students will use role cards and gather data on all the evidence to find an explanation.
Lesson Objectives
• Students will work as a team and use data to establish a relationship between evidence and explanation.
Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
Lesson Excerpt
Before foods can be placed on the market, they must be approved by scientists at the department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When a foreign substance is found in food, FDA scientists perform experiments to find out its identity. On rare occasions, corrosive agents have been found in foods. Corrosive agents have the ability to break down or destroy some substances. Bases, which are basic on the pH scale, can be corrosive.
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