Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat
Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat book cover

Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat

Paperback – Illustrated, September 8, 2015

Price
$12.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
80
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1426321115
Dimensions
8.55 x 0.22 x 10.96 inches
Weight
13.4 ounces

Description

"...encourages kids to grab a beaker, pick up a whisk and cook up some science fun. Using food as the tools or even the ingredients, culinary-minded kids become scientists in the kitchen...xa0Adults and kids will have fun with this innovative new book." -- Epicurious.com "With the right know-how, any kind of cooking can be studied as a science experiment, but National Geographic takes that idea a few steps further...xa0you’ll never again make couscous or beef jerky without thinking about osmosis." -- Austin American-Statesman "This eye-catching, step-by-step manual is backed up by online resources and will be of interest to home and classroom experimenters.” — Booklist . JODI WHEELER-TOPPEN is a former teacher and the author of nine books and numerous articles for teachers and students. She holds a Ph.D. in science education from the University of Georgia and conducts teacher workshops on science and literacy. RACHEL FULLER, freelance illustrator, works as part of a co-operative called Studio Greenhouse, which she helped set up in 2004. In addition to studying at Reigate Art College and Camberwell in London, she graduated from Brighton University with a B.A. in Graphic Design. Rachel has worked for major publishers including Macmillan, Tango Books, Child's Play, Emma Treehouse, A&C Black, Cowley Robinson, Oxford University Press, and more. She is also an active member of Brighton Illustrators Group.

Features & Highlights

  • Grab a beaker, pick up your whisk, and get ready to cook up some solid science. Using food as our tools (or ingredients!) curious kids become saucy scientists that measure, weigh, combine, and craft their way through the kitchen. Discover dozens of thoroughly-tested, fun, edible experiments, sprinkled with helpful photos, diagrams, scientific facts, sub-experiments, and more. And the best news is when all the mad-science is done, you're invited to grab a spoon and take a bite -- and share your results with friends and family.

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Great book and great science

I’m a science teacher who has been teaching hands-on science for over 10 years. This book has ALL of the cool food science experiments I have ever done plus more- all in one book! It’s like they read my mind for ideas. Love this book and highly recommend for any teacher or student who loves learning science through real experiments.
27 people found this helpful
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Fantastic and Yummy Science for Kids

This book is basically a recipe book for kids that teaches them about chemistry, biology and life science. They learn all sorts of things from pH scales to osmosis all while using food as their tool. The sections are divided into mixing and unmixing, solids, liquids, and Yum!, It's a gas, actions and reactions and biology in your kitchen.

The pictures are spot on and help guide kids through the process. The book gives you the list of supplies and ingredients and step by step instructions. There are also safety steps and advice for when a parent is needed. Of course, the science scoop is also given for every single recipe, so kids know what's happening and can look for the expected results.

So, of course I had to give it a try as part of my review. My son picked out the one recipe he wanted to try, baked Alaska, which teaches about insulation from heat. We followed all the steps, I suggest one extra egg white because our two didn't make enough for four cakes. (Picture to the right).It was a lot of funny baking it by his side and it worked just as the book said it would, and of course, it was yummy. He's already picked out his next recipe/experiment, mock apple pie.

5 stars!
25 people found this helpful
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Great Book...but it's falling apart!

I bought this book for my son in October and gave it to him in early December. He loved the experiments and was very excited to try them out! Last week, we finally got around to doing a few when we noticed that the front and back cover had come unglued from the rest of the book. Today I opened the book and realized the binding is coming undone and several pages had fallen out. It's still a great book, but it shouldn't be falling apart after 2 weeks!
21 people found this helpful
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Excellent and fun teaching tool for kids. Even I was surprised by the results of some of the experiments.

I bought this for Christmas for an 8 year old granddaughter. She and her mother have used this for multiple 'experiments' and both of them love it. The experiments are easy and not terribly messy. Some are still over her ability but most are quite do-able for her. Glad I got it and will be buying it again for other granddaughters.
10 people found this helpful
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An easy and cool science experiment book!

We absolutely love this book! The experiments are quite fun and easy to perform. The best part of these experiments is that all the materials needed for the experiments are available in your kitchen. My children have performed all most all the experiments from the book and their favorite experiment is the invisible gum. I am a STEM educator and I have also performed several of these experiments from this book in my K-2 classes. I highly recommend this book. It’s a must in every school library.
7 people found this helpful
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Fun stuff!

Gave this to my niece (11 yr old) for Christmas and she loves it! Well written, great photos. Fun projects!
7 people found this helpful
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8 year old liked it

Gave to my 8 year old. Not many experiments you would actually want to eat or have the ingredients for, but he enjoyed the be idea. Not the most practical of edible science experiments cookbooks out there.
5 people found this helpful
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What a great book!

I saw this book at the Museum of Natural Curiosities. While I WOULD have purchased there, Amazon had a much better price, so I'm glad I checked it out! The book is great for my multi-aged grandchildren. They LOVE to do science experiments, so I thought it would be fantastic, and I was right! They love all of the different types of things they can do, and it's edible as well, so if the 2 year old decides to put something in his mouth, it won't hurt him! Bonus! They can all do the experiments together - it is great for all ages of kids!
4 people found this helpful
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Would Reccomend

Amazing book! Great illustrations and detailed recipe's with explanations!
3 people found this helpful
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A win for Santa!

My 6 year old loves this book 😁
2 people found this helpful