Teacher Resources

Supporting the efforts of Nebraska's K-12 teachers of the sciences and related fields is an important goal of the Department of Food Science and Technology. We work to accomplish this through events sponsored or supported by the department, curriculum materials and inservice opportunities made available to teachers, visiting Nebraska classrooms as guest speakers and hosting school group field trips in our facility. To take advantage of these programs, visit the links below. Any questions or speaker requests should be addressed to Megan Patent-Nygren at 402.472.5783 or via email.

Student Events

Big Red 4-H Academic Camps
Expanding Your Horizons
Food Science and Technology Career Development Event
Science Olympiad
Women in Science

Materials/Programs for Teachers

Partnerships in Food Safety Education Program - includes Registration for Workshops
Center for Math Science and Computer Education - includes Food Science Labs

Guest Speaker Topics

A representative of the Department of Food Science and Technology is available to speak to your class(es) about one or more of the following topics free of charge:

• Food Science in Everyday Life
• Food Product Development
• Microbiology and Food Safety
• History and Agents of Agroterrorism*
• Gourmet or Guru: The Science of Food*

Topics designated with an asterisk (*) must be requested through the University Speakers Bureau.