by Nick Arnold

– Cooking Up A Few Experiments –

Author: Nick Arnold

Illustrator: Giulia Zoavo

Publisher: QED Publishing (September 17, 2019)

  • Genre: Middle Grade
  • Series: STEAM Ahead
  • Paperback: 80 pages

My Thoughts

These experiments can be conducted in the kitchen, most are about food and drink, and a few of the experiments can even be consumed. Now, who can pass up being able to nibble on your own creations?

There are five chapters and a glossary index.

  • Chapter 1: Mad Mixtures is about what happens when food and liquids are mixed or separated.
  • Chapter 2: Floating And Forces looks at the forces in liquids and how air affects how a mixture behaves.
  • Chapter 3: Colorful Chemistry gets to grips with kitchen chemicals such as detergents and acids.
  • Chapter 4: Heating And Eating checks how heating changes food, you’ll find out about moons, microbes, and volcanoes, too.
  • Chapter 5 Easy Freezy! proves that science doesn’t stop when the temperature drops. Freezing can be fun, too!

Each chapter has four to eight experiments under it. They are complete with colorful illustrations and numbered, easy to follow steps. I also like the fact that the things that are needed for the experiments are listed at the top of the page.

An example of one of the experiments is creating a whirling whirlpool. The ingredients are water, a plastic bottle, food coloring, and olive oil.

What Concerned Me:

I think the only thing little scientists might be concerned about is the fact that they want more experiments once they start using this entertaining book.

In my case, I was concerned that it didn’t have American measurements alongside the Canadian ones.

What I Liked Best:

The experiments are done with ingredients that most will have and they are very short and easy to understand, in most cases.

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