Teacher PLD
The properties of honey – unit plan
Students investigate the physical and chemical properties of various honeys to design a way to distinguish Mānuka honey from other types of honey.
Mānuka honey products
A selection of mānuka honey products from Comvita.
Rights: © 2007 Comvita Limited
Purpose
Students develop their knowledge of physical and chemical properties of a substance and skills of observation and problem solving to design a test to distinguish Mānuka honey from other honey types.
This unit plan has not been trialled.
Keywords
Nectar, honey properties, osmotic effect, thixotropic, viscosity.
Published: 3 June 2008
