While rethinking the math and science program for ninth- and tenth-grade high school students, the authors found that the math, English, and social studies teachers had the same goal—to maximize learning in all subject areas. To help meet this goal, they decided to apply research and writing activities (all related to the same theme) across the disciplines of science, math, language arts, and history. This article describes how food science was used as a thematic unit throughout the curriculum.