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Food additives Focus Questions EPISODE 29 1. 2. 3. Food additives are sometimes represented by a ______________. Why are additives used in some food? MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a a. Preservative b. Colouring c. Flavour enhancer 4. Why are some people concerned about additives in food? 5. Explain the eating program being trialled in a school. 6. Describe the health and behaviour differences the children noticed after making changes to their diet. 7. What does the Government’s food safety people say about food additives and kids’ behaviour? 8. Do you think there should be more information about additives on food labels? Why or why not? 9. Are you concerned about additives in food? Why? 10. What was surprising about this story? Food additives Students will be developing some key questions about what food additives are and why they are used. In groups, ask students to come up with a range of possible questions about the topic. Students should be encouraged to generate their own questions however some possibilities include: What are some common food additives and why are they used? What are the advantages and disadvantages of food additives? What is an `E number’? Is it possible to use natural instead of artificial food colourings and preservatives? What testing occurs to ensure food additives are safe? What health issues are associated with food additives? Should there be more information about additives on food labels? Collect the questions from each group and display them. Discuss with students the criteria for selecting questions for their inquiry. Ask students to complete the following chart as they go through the inquiry process. This can be done individually, as a group or a whole class. © ABC 2011 18TH OCTOBER 2011 Learning Area Health and Physical Education Key learning Students will investigate key questions about additives used in foods, their purpose and health issues associated with them. What do I know? What do I want to know? How will I find out? What I have learnt? Once students have investigated their key questions, they need to think about how they are going to present the information to show their learning. Possibilities include: Publish brochure or poster Written report Animation or short video Oral presentation Reflection Have your food choices changed since completing this investigation. Why or why not? Further investigation Choose 5 packaged foods that you eat regularly and find the additives labelled on the packet. Research what eat additive does (flavour enhancer, preservative, colour). Related Research Links ABC 730 – Healthy foods keeping the kids happy http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2011/s3328245.htm Betterhealth Channel – Food additivies http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Food_additives Food Standards Australia New Zealand – What do food additives do? http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumerinformation/additives/whatdofoodad ditivesd5022.cfm Thinkquest – Food additives http://library.thinkquest.org/C001722/additiveswhole.html © ABC 2011