Science and Our Food Supply: Investigating Food Safety from Farm to Table

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MIDDLE LEVEL

ACTIVITIES & LABS

Module 5 brings the food safety unit full circle by placing science and  

technology at the forefront of ensuring food safety all along the  

Farm-to-Table Continuum.

Outbreak Alert (Shigella) 

activity investigates an outbreak in 

order to determine its source. 

Time to Tune In 

Dr. X introduces students to scientists  

who are at the forefront of food safety 

technology and outbreak prevention.

Beef Blasters 

activity explores how one scientist’s experiment 

led to an unexpected discovery. 

SCIENCE CONTENT

This section explains the specific science concepts presented 

in Module 5 of the video, including fascinating facts relative 

to the module. Read this section before watching the video 

module or conducting the activities and labs.