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A Taste of Food Science Education

Call for Participants

Register now for the 2025 CASE Institute Food Science and Safety and become certified in this curriculum to share with middle and high school students! Our hope is you will help foster the next generations of food scientists.

REGISTRATION OPEN NOW, CLOSES MAY 1, 2025

2025 CASE Institute

Bring Food Science to Your Classroom!

If you are a middle or high school teacher interested in bringing food science into your classroom, the CASE Institute Food Science and Safety course is for you! This course is intended for teachers of agricultural and basic science curriculums, such as biology and chemistry. The need for food scientists is great. Introducing students to food science early in life can spark interest and lead to enrollment in a food science major.

Upon completing this workshop, you will be certified to teach the Food Science and Safety course developed by CASE (Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education). You will also receive the entire curriculum, complete with lesson plans, lab activities, PowerPoint presentations, quizzes, answer keys, assessment rubrics, and more.

What are the learning benefits for my students? The Food Science and Safety course is aligned with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Certification can provide your students the opportunity to explore the science behind food through the following areas of study:

  • Food Chemistry
  • Food Microbiology
  • Food Quality and Safety
  • Nutrition
  • Processing
  • Product Development

Read the FAQs about this professional development opportunity.

Info for 2025 CASE Institute

NC State University is hosting the 2025 course in a hybrid format with five days in-person (at NC State University Campus, Schaub Hall, 400 Dan Allen Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606) followed by two days online. Registration closes May 1, 2025.

Class Dates: 

  • Online orientation: Thursday, July 10, 2025, 6:00 pm
  • In-person dates: Monday, July 21– Friday, July 25, 2025
  • Online dates: Monday, July 28, 2025 – Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Cost: $2,350 (includes lifetime certification, lunches, swag, one evening meal)

Daily Schedules: (All days must be attended to receive certification.)

  • Monday, July 21, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Tuesday, July 22 – Thursday, July 24, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Friday, July 25, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Monday, July 28 – Tuesday, July 29, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (online)

More information:

  • In-person days: Transportation to and from NC State and parking fees are not included.
  • Online days: Participants receive any specific materials needed to perform hands-on experiments. Participants will have homework, which can include group projects, to be completed outside of classroom hours.
  • Optional Room/Board Package: Room/board package includes lodging at NCSU’s Wolf Village. A single room with a two-person shared bathroom in a four bedroom suite is $40 a night. Linens (sheets and towels) are not included. The suite contains a kitchen, laundry facilities and common area. To reserve a room, contact Paige Luck at paige_luck@ncsu.edu by June 23, 2025. (Lodging payment will be taken by credit card only. Lodging will be cancelled if payment is not received by July 1, 2025.)

Scholarships

Are you a teacher in North Carolina? For 2025 we have 10 full scholarships (registration, lodging, and meal allowance included) to attend this CASE course. Please note you must attend all days of the class in order to receive the scholarship! Be sure to check your schedule and availability!

NC teacher scholarship applications are now open! Deadline to apply is April 1, 2025. Notification of scholarship receipt will be done by April 15, 2025 via email. Additional instructions regarding registration with CASE will follow. Submit your scholarship application now! Click here to apply!

Learn more about additional scholarships available through CASE.

Experience the Food Industry

Add-on Program, July 25-27, 2025
Details and sign up will be available soon! Check back with us!

Interested in touring food manufacturing facilities and learning more about the food industry? NC State will be providing an optional program to tour food manufacturing and processing facilities in NC. This program will run from Friday, July 25 to Sunday, July 27. More information to come!

Questions?

Contact Paige Luck at 919-413-3499 (cell) or email paige_luck@ncsu.edu.

“Wolfing Down Food Science”

Check out this FBNS podcast! Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food.

Podcast hosts Paige Luck and Dr. Keith Harris, and Producer Eliza Buhrman.

Questions or comments?
Send us an email at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com

To Hear Podcasts Click Here!