Pomegranate Molasses and Maple Syrup: Thermal Energy and Vaporization

This lesson was recently updated on

February 2025

This is a required assessment for the Science & Cooking for Educators Program.

Summary of Updates

Updates in February 2025:
● Lesson 1.1 is new
● Lesson 1.6 (assessment exploring agave) is new

Additional Updates in May 2025:
● Modified "Exploring Syrups" interactive to be more user friendly
● Updates to Lesson 1.2
● Additions to Lesson 1.5 (focusing on Maple Syrup)
● New activities: relationship between mass and temperature (Lesson 1.2, Lesson 1.5)
● New activities: calculating % concentration (Lesson 1.4)

These updates reflect modifications made in Version 3 (V3) (February 2025).

New Activities:
● Lesson 1.1 has been added and includes:
● Analyzing Syrups Lab: Used to better frame the lesson, practice measuring data like density, viscosity, and brix, and engage students while providing a more accessible entry point (Lesson 1.1)
● Exploring Sources of Syrup Interactive: Students read about the natural sources syrups come from and identify patterns (Lesson 1.1)
● Agave assessment

Additional Updates in May 2025:
● Modified "Exploring Syrups" interactive to be more user friendly
● New unpacking sequence to focus more on temperature, thermal energy. Includes new simulation. (Lesson 1.2)
● Add in details to further explore maple syrup and meet standards (Lesson 1.5)
● Add in activities to highlight relationship between mass and temperature; includes graph analysis (Lesson 1.2, Lesson 1.5)
● Add activity to calculate percent sugar and water in solution and explain that sugar concentration is increasing due to water decreasing (a challenging concept for student) (Lesson 1.4)

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