Kitchen science

Why do lemons give you a buzz? Why does cornflour and water mixture behave so strangely? What happens when you put water under pressure and why does it suffer from surface tension?

Draw your own conclusions from over 50 experiments and find out that science is bubbling away all around you. Science has come out of the laboratory and into the real world. Students can become scientists in their own home using everyday utensils, ingredients and appliances to carry out experiments.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Chris Maynard
Age11-14
Published2001
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Shelf referenceA 507.8 MAY
ISN/ISBN9780751362534
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x866f

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