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by Joan D'Amico (Author), Karen E. Drummond (Author)
Serve Up the Magic of Science with Fun and Kid-Friendly Cooking Experiments
Break out your best aprons and spatulas: The Science Chef: 100 Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids, 2nd Edition teaches children the basics of science through a variety of fun experiments, activities, and recipes. Each chapter explores a different science topic by giving you an experiment or activity you can do right in your kitchen, followed by easy-to-make recipes using ingredients from the experiment. Altogether there are over 100 experiments, activities, and recipes for you to try. From learning why an onion makes you cry to how to bake the perfect cupcake, you'll bring the fundamentals of science to life in a new, magical way.
The Science Chef covers a wide variety of scientific areas, like:
- How plants grow and produce seeds
- How the process of fermentation produces pickles
- The basics of nutrition
- How acids and bases react together to make baked items rise up in the oven
While the first edition of this classic book has delighted readers for over twenty years, this new edition is sure to be an even bigger hit with the kids in your home. Bon Appetit!
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Become a Science Chef with these easy, mind-blowing, delicious food experiments!
Why does popcorn pop? Why do onions make you cry? What even are pickles? For over 20 years, The Science Chef has been helping kids ages 5-12 solve these and dozens of other tasty mysteries. With 100 new and updated science experiments and kid-approved recipes, this is the most delicious science book you'll ever read! Basic ingredients and standard kitchen utensils are all you need to make everything from pasta sauce and pickles to ice cream and cupcakes.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook, you can become a great Science Chef. Can you think like a scientist to discover food facts? Do you know how to boil, bake, and blend your way around the kitchen? The Science Chef will show you how, along with tips for kitchen safety, nutrition basics, and more. The best part? When you're done with these special science experiments, you'll get to eat the mouthwatering results!
Author Biography
Dr. Joan D'Amico, Ed.D., is the Assistant Director of Special Services at the Garfield School District in New Jersey. She has worked as a cooking instructor and is the senior co-author of the Differentiated Instruction for the Middle School series.
Dr. Karen Drummond, Ed.D., is Lecturer of Nutrition at Gwynedd Mercy University, Pennsylvania, and has taught food preparation at Drexel University. Karen is the senior co-author of Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals (9th Edition).
Joan D'Amico and Karen Drummond have also coauthored The Science Chef Travels Around the World, The Math Chef, The Healthy Body Cookbook, The United States Cookbook, The Coming to America Cookbook, and The U.S. History Cookbook, all from Wiley.
