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Simple Kitchen Experiments: Learning Science with Everyday Foods

Name: Simple Kitchen Experiments: Learning Science with Everyday Foods
Author: Muriel Mandell
ISBN: 9780806984155

by Muriel Mandell

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"Gr. 4-6, younger with adult help...neat little book, which turns the kitchen into a chem lab with food as the focus....Provides a list of what's needed, simple instructions, and direct, unpretentious commentary on what's happened and why....It's science that's tasty and fun."—Booklist. "Children...will enjoy carrying out these simple experiments and, of course, eating the results...a resource for hands-on investigations."—SLJ. "The book rates high for scientific merit and is commendable for readability."—Appraisal. 128 pages, 100 b/w illus., 5 3/8 X 8 1/4.

Includes a variety of simple experiments involving food and cooking principles examining such questions as the effects of heat on different foods, the difference between baking powder and baking soda, and the role of salt.