Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects: You Can Build Yourself

Build it Yourself

by Cynthia Light Brown, Blair Shedd (Illustrator)

In Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself , kids ages 9 and up will experiment with kitchen materials to discover chemistry. Readers will learn about atoms, molecules, solids, liquids, gases, polymers, the periodic table, the important history of science, and much more. Along the way, they'll make goop, cause chemical reactions, and create delicious treats, and all of it will illustrate important chemistry concepts. Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects is a fun and exciting way for young readers to learn all about chemistry and become scientists right in the kitchen.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

Cynthia Light Brown is the author of multiple non-fiction books for children, among them, Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself , Explore Fossils!: 25 Great Projects, and Explore Rocks and Minerals!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments, all from Nomad Press. Her books are consistently ranked in Amazon's top 100 in their category and have received multiple 5-star reviews.

Cynthia holds a Master’s degree in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor's degree in Geology from Williams College. She's worked for twenty-five years as an environmental consultant specializing in pollution prevention, toxicology, and risk assessment. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband, any of their three children who happen to be visiting, their adorable cat, Mika, and about 70,000 bees.

Reviews

[Lizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't wait to try these experiments with my kids. Great information/explanations of the chemistry as well as anecdotes and stories about scientists. Kid friendly with high science.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book on chemistry for middle school students. Some great stories mixed with fun experiments.

[Nicole Brown]

Great read!

[Mohamed Khedr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I came across this amazing book during my research for resources to write a review about macromolecules, a project that had to wait until I finished this irresistible page-turner! The book definitely delivers what the cover promises, in addition to loads of inspiration for explaining the most notorious core concepts of chemistry in the most interesting ways. For example, I got the inspiration for the most successful video in my YouTube channel (about chemistry in daily life) from the article in this book about the story of inventing vulcanization. So, don’t be fooled by the note on the cover saying: “Ages 9 and up”, I have met seasoned holders of PhDs in chemistry who still learned something new from this book.

[Cherise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good ideas in here but a lack of pictures may make it unappealing.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun projects and hard-core science to go with them. Pick and choose from a variety of projects to do together or to supervise. FUN, Fun, fun! Educational! We borrowed this from the library, and kept renewing it until we could renew it no more. We want our own copy!

[Mo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book that is really great for teachers and parents who want to interest their kids in Chemistry. I wish I had this book when I was a kid :)