More science projects with food

Last time I spoke about how eggs and sugar can be used in science projects.  This time we talk about other possible ingredients that you can get off the kitchen shelf and use in your experiments. One fun experiment involves using yeast. Considering that it is essential in making bread, understanding how it works would also be fun.

Essentially the yeast works on the gluten in the flour. You can try different types of flour with various amounts of yeast. See which type rises fastest. Check what the commercial bakeries use. Ask what that aunt of yours who loves baking bread uses. There is a whole lot of fun to be had in making different shapes as you bake the bread as well.

You can learn about oxidization using fruits. In fact an apple is a great fruit for such experiments. Cut up an apple into four pieces. Just leave one side open to the air. Seal up one of the other ones with foil. Use a few drops of lemon juice on the third. And wrap up the last piece in cling film. Then examine all the pieces after an hour or two. The results will be amazing.

The cabbage is a great vegetable to learn about acids and bases. Try out the experiments here to learn about acids and bases in a way that you never imagined before.  It will make the common place ingridients such as vinegar, cabbage juice and water seem really exciting. Don’t think that’s possible? Just check it out.