Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself by Cynthia Light Brown, Cynthia L. Brown

From the Publisher

Kids will learn how to shoot candy and soda 10 feet up in the air or create a crystal collage with the key chemistry concepts and exciting yet educational projects in this handbook. With more than two dozen fascinating projects illustrating major chemistry themes—including atoms and molecules; the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases; chemical reactions; acids and bases; and the properties of water—children learn the theory behind each project and then see the principles in action. A combination of wacky experiments, yummy cooking projects, and unusual creations, the activities can all be completed using common household materials and include walking on “goop,” making taffy, viewing the world from inside a giant bubble, and many more sure to keep kids investigating how the world works.

Children's Literature

This tidy kid-friendly book is crammed with activities and information on chemistry. . . . Lots of science information is mixed with the how-to of the projects and there is hardly a blank space on a page anywhere in the book. . . . A very nicely done and reasonably priced collection.

What People Are Saying

Roald Hoffmann
Chemistry experiments in the kitchen! From mysterious oobleck to soda rockets, this book is the greatest fun. I can't wait to try some of these experiments. The grandchildren? They will have to wait. (Roald Hoffmann, Nobel laureate in chemistry)

Peter Agre
When young people actually put their hands on scientific projects, they realize how much fun science really is. Kitchen Chemistry is a source of amazing information and great fun. (Peter Agre, M.D., 2003 Nobel Prize in chemistry)

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