"Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids: 50 Steam Projects You Can Eat!"--"STEAM" is Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math--discover the science in your everyday life

Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids: 50 Steam Projects You Can Eat!

50 educational (and edible!) science experiments you can do at home

In laboratories, at school, and even in your house--science happens everywhere. Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids brings the excitement of scientific investigation to your kitchen with a heaping helping of experiments that you can really sink your teeth into!

From flaming cheese puffs to solar-powered s'mores, discover tons of deliciously fun ways to explore science--plus technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). Each of these science experiments for kids comes with easy-to-follow instructions, as well as difficulty and mess ratings so you know how much adult help you'll need. You'll even find out what meal each experiment is best for!

Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids includes:

Chew on science--Discover the science in your everyday life with 50 experiments you can try (and taste) yourself.

Fun and educational--Eat your way through five chapters worth of kitchen science experiments for kids, each one based on a specific part of STEAM learning.

All skill levels--Whether it's your first time experimenting in the kitchen or you've already got lots of cooking experience, this book of tasty experiments is for you.
Hungry for scientific exploration? Dig in with Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids!

MY REVIEW: Scientists-in-the-Making, Kitchen Newbies, and Seasoned Cooks (of all ages) will enjoy "Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids: 50 Steam Projects You Can Eat!". ("STEAM" is Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). Author Megan Olivia Hall, a National Board Certified Teacher who works with learners of many ages and levels, has put together a collection of entertaining, educational, edible experiments allows children to interact with parents, grandparents, and other care providers for a fun--and tasty--way to discover the science in our everyday lives. Fascinating facts are found all through the book, instructions are easy to follow, and there are indicators for levels of difficulty. A helpful glossary is included to explain technical words and terms found throughout the pages. Safety do's & don'ts, advice on tools, equipment, and supplies, and spaces for notes and observations are also provided. Here are some of the recipes you will find: "Yeast Bread"; "Nature's Candy"; "Homegrown Yogurt"; "Flaming Cheese Puffs"; "Protecting Your Proteins"; "Cinnamon Apple Pancakes"; "Solar-Powered S'Mores"; "Build a Gingerbread House"; "Potato People"; "Popcorn on the Fly"; "Outrageous Osmosis"; "Overnight Hors D'Oeuvres";  and "The pH of Lemonade". Be sure to also check out the interesting "Extra Feature" pages.

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Megan Olivia Hall



Megan Olivia Hall is an advocate for social and emotional learning, experiential science education, teacher leadership, and college-level high school instruction for all learners. In her 15 years of teaching science, Megan has worked with students of many ages and levels, from kindergarten to Advanced Placement. She serves as a lead teacher in the social and emotional learning and service learning programs at OWL, developing curriculum and training colleagues in effective Crew pedagogies. She currently teaches secondary life sciences at OWL and is the proud leader of the Narwhal Crew.

As the 2013 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, Megan has presented at many of Minnesota’s teacher education colleges and universities and regularly testifies at special sessions for the Minnesota State Senate. Megan has led SEL master classes and delivered SEL keynotes at the local, state, and national levels, including the EL Education National Conference, Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teaching Education Congress, and Minnesota School Board Association. Her writing on deeper learning and project-based science has been featured in Education Week and The Science Teacher. Megan is a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow. She is currently pursing a Ph.D. in education as well as National Board certification.

Megan believes that students, like most human beings, do their best work when engaged in meaningful challenges. When crafting curriculum, she looks to bring society’s big questions into school for kids to answer. Her classroom is a place of active, joyful investigation. See more at www.joyfulbiology.com.

In her leisure time, Megan spends time with her husband, two children, mother, and two cats; reading; and working in her garden.