Food Science for Kids (& Cooks)

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Kitchen Chemistry: 100 Cool Food Science Experiments for Kids (and Cooks).

5. Milk Glue: A brew of milk, vinegar and baking soda makes for a viable, sustainable adhesive for minor projects.

14. Dreamy Cream: Prepare fresh whipped cream in a way that allows it to last much longer than many people would assume.

34. Whipped into Shape:When it comes time to show those naughty eggs how to behave, the type of bowl used does have an impact on how they turn out.

60. Water Uptake in Celery: Discovery Education’s Science Fair Central offers the basics for designing an experiment based around testing the effect of water temperature on a celery’s uptake.

68. Kiwi DNA: Most students past a certain age know that life is comprised of DNA strands, but they probably don’t realize that a simple kiwi fruit can grant them an opportunity to actually see some.

81. Unequal Distribution of Sweetness: Sunkist asks kids to try different parts of an orange and make note of the differences in taste and texture. There are biological reasons for this phenomenon.

91. Hot Popcorn Action: This incredibly fun experiment questions whether or not storage conditions have any impact on the quality of microwave popcorn.

And 93 more to keep the urchins busy when the weather sucks, and may even be more interesting without them.