Food and Chemistry Science Projects

The food that we eat is actually a whole chemical experiment on its own. The kitchen can be a great chemistry lab for those interested in some science projects. Think about it. What is a chemical reaction all about? It is about taking two things and adding some external energy to make it a whole new thing.

And what does a chef do? He takes a number of different ingredients and adds some heat to them and cooks up a new dish. You can even do a whole range of experiments with temperature as well. How soon does milk boil? Does it boil in the same time that water boils? What about coffee? Does adding coffee to milk before boiling make it boil sooner or later?

Then we can do some experiments with mixing things. Some things get easily dissolved. Such as sugar teaspoons in milk. Then there are others that don’t dissolve, but we mix together anyway to make suspensions. Say blending tomato and adding it to water to make soup. If you need more ideas check out this article here.

The food that we eat has a whole lot of science hidden it in. You can look at the ingredients of the humble kitchen shelf with a whole new attitude. There is a whole pile of fun chemistry experiments just waiting to be done there. Just make sure that you warn your mom before you move into the kitchen