Experiment with and learn about the chemistry of cooking and baking! 25 edible experiments for kids include making hot sauce, buttermilk, a smoothie, bouncy bread balls, cheese fondue, and more. Each experiment is essentially a recipe with the science behind it explained in detail and options for experimenting included (i.e., two ways to try the recipe). Full-color photographs illustrating the different steps and the author’s reaction as she does the same steps make the book feel interactive and the content easy to understand. Starting with a quick note from Kate, the author, each recipe includes a messiness level, a materials list, the experiment explained step-by-step, a section with questions for reflection, and a thorough explanation of why it worked the way it did. Safety icons identify different items kids may need, like oven mitts, or when adult help is required. The author, Kate Biberdorf, is a real-life chemist who is also the author of Kate the Chemist book series. 112 pgs, pb.
Kate the Chemist: The Awesome Book of Edible Experiments for Kids
Product Overview
- Learn about the chemistry of cooking and baking with hands-on experiments/recipes!
- Each recipe includes a note from Kate (the author), messiness level, materials, step-by-step instructions, reflection questions, and a thorough explanation of the science
- Full-color photographs illustrate each step and also show the author reacting as she completes the steps
- Experiment with buttermilk, hot sauce, a smoothie, cheese fondue, and much more!
Description
Did you know that all cooking is really chemistry? And that chocolate chip cookies will look–and taste–completely different if you swap out baking powder for baking soda? Or swap out brown sugar for white sugar?
In this cookbook packed with 25 edible science experiment recipes kids can do in their own kitchen, chemistry professor and science entertainer Kate the Chemist introduces young scientists to the fascinating world of STEM–and cooking!
Follow ten-year-old Kate and her best friend Birdie through this engaging series of readers. Kate finds science in all things, especially chemistry, while Birdie is an artist at heart. The books are hardcover, and each story is introduced by the grown-up Dr. Kate Biberdorf. All of the books present a problem, ask you to make a prediction, then follow the tale to see if your hypothesis was correct. There is a chemistry lab activity at the end of each story you can do with adult supervision. Edible Experiments is a cookbook where you can compare 2 versions of a recipe!
| Product Format: | Paperback |
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| Grades: | 3-7 |
| Brand: | Philomel Books |
| ISBN: | 9780593116210 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 7 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.65 |