The Ingredient Lab: Teacher Guide and Curriculum Connections

The Ingredient Lab helps junior high and middle years Foods teachers deliver engaging, hands-on food science lessons with full instructional support.

📖 Teacher Guide

The Teacher Guide provides everything teachers need to confidently teach all five lessons. Sections include:

How to Talk About Food with Students – tips for creating a positive, welcoming classroom
Recipe Overview – instructions and recipe variations for all lessons
Activity Answer Keys – guidance and solutions for each lesson
Appendix A: Recipes and Grocery Lists – condensed recipes and shopping lists for streamlined prep
Appendix B: Assessment Tools – formative and summative resources to track student learning

Designed for low-prep teaching, the guide helps teachers plan structured lessons while encouraging student creativity and hands-on learning.

✍️ Curriculum Connections

Each province has its own curriculum connections document, making it easy to integrate The Ingredient Lab into Foods programming.
Additional assessment tools are included, giving teachers flexibility to choose the option(s) that work best for their classroom.
Alberta only: Includes a completed Abridged Challenge for Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) programming.
These are digital-only resources – click “Download” to access the document for your province.

✅ Ready to Explore Food Science?
Return to the main page to order your print classroom materials, or download the digital materials and dive in right away.

Level:

Grades 7 to 9

Grades 10 to 12

Language:

English

(Click here for French version)

The Ingredient Lab: Teacher Guide and Curriculum Connections

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💡 Teacher Tip

A few minutes reviewing the Teacher Guide with the slide decks and Student Workbook before class can help lessons run more efficiently and effectively.

Students stay organized and track their learning with activities, recipes, and reflections[...]

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