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Book

Science experiments you can eat

Call Number

  • J 507.8 COBB (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

Second revised and updated edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.

Physical Description

248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Audience

Ages 8-12.

Summary

"Experiments with food demonstrate various scientific principles and produce an eatable result. Includes rock candy, grape jelly, cupcakes, and popcorn. Revised and updated edition."--

Contents

  • Hungry?
  • Solutions
  • Suspensions, colloids, and emulsions
  • Carbohydrates and fats
  • Proteins
  • Kitchen chemistry
  • Plants we eat
  • Microwave cooking
  • Microbes
  • Enzymes and hormones
  • Science experiments we do eat.

Subjects

Added Authors

Tad Carpenter