Baby Professor - Edible Science Experiments

Edible Science Experiments Childrens Science & Nature

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Science experiments are not boring when you use edible materials that kids can eat after the experiment. There are many edible experiments that can be done that will excite kids to learn. Here are some of them:

Popcorn Corncob Experiment

What you need: cob of popping corn, bag, microwave, to produce a hundred little starch fireworks.

Lesson: Among the four common types of corn, only one kindwhich is actually called popcorn!will pop. Popcorn kernels will explode due to the perfect drop of water inside each kernel.

Your microwave quickly raises that water to the steaming point. Then the pressure of the steam rips the kernel open and inflates the starchy mush inside.

Learning about Emulsions using Butter and Whipping Cream

What you need: butter, whipped cream, a bowl and an electric mixer.

Lesson: Emulsion! Mixing incorporates so many air bubbles into mixture, as your cream forms tiny protective coverings over the air pockets. However, if you dont add extra air and just knock all those fat globs around, they start to clump into the delightful spread we call butter.

Learning about Dehydration in Making Raisins

What you need: ripe green or purple grapes, a slatted tray, the heat of the sun.

Lesson: Dehydration happens when the body loses a lot of water. This is what happened to the grapes when sun-dried for two or three days. They soon become raisins.

Learning about Tectonic Plates and How Mountains are Made

What you need: Graham crackers, whipped cream, a plate, bowl of water.

Lesson: Spread the whip cream on the plate and place the crackers (previously dipped in water for a second to make them mushy) on top of the cream.

Lay them flat on the surface of the cream and gradually push them towards each other to see how they form a mountain. This shows how mountains are formed as the tectonic plates of the Earth slowly move and collide.

Learning about Acids and Bases Using an Apple