Body Balance Biology
Our body is constantly maintaining balance between our internal and external environments. Research has shown that elite endurance athletes have problems regulating their internal...
Sports Chemistry
Macro and micro nutrients are paramount to the success of athletes.
Sports Chemistry will highlight the depth of science that goes into numerous sports nutrition products that are on the market today.
After an exploration of several analytical chemistry techniques, students will verify nutrient content and then apply this information to make recommendation to athletes.
Students will use their problem solving skills, micro pipetting and spectroscopy techniques to prepare standards, determine a standard curve and apply their results to reveal nutrient content of samples.
Program suitability
VCE Chemistry Unit 1-2Program duration
2 HoursClass size
12 - 24
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