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Text, illustrations, and suggested activities explore the world of food and its importance for us.

Presents chemistry projects and experiments that can be done using supermarket products.

Discusses the role food plays in our health, where different foods come from, and how food is processed for sale around the world. Includes scientific activities and projects.

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.

"Experiments with food demonstrate various scientific principles and produce an eatable result. Includes rock candy, grape jelly, cupcakes, and popcorn. Revised and updated edition."--

"Young scientists can learn about different scientific principles and properties using everyday tools and ingredients from their kitchen. Make a lemon volcano, flour craters, edible paper, and more with these hands-on science projects"--

"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...

"A curious child who always knew he wanted to be an inventor when he grew up, Frank spent much of his youth experimenting in his basement laboratory -- mixing and measuring, testing and inspecting, studying and scrutinizing. One of his favorite things to experiment with was soda water, and one day after discovering the perfect flavoring for his most recent invention, he left it outside on his back porch with a spoon in it. The next morning, the drink...