All Making predictions articles – Page 3
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Temper, temper: edible experiments
Why is tempering chocolate so important? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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Supertaster: edible experiments
Do we all experience exactly the same flavours? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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Investigating invertase: edible experiments
How are fondant centres in chocolate created? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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Earth’s perfume: edible experiments
What is the chemical responsible for the earthy taste of beetroot? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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Cheesy chemistry: edible experiments:
What distinct flavours can you detect in cheese? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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Blowing hot and cold: edible experiments
Why do spicy foods tasts hot and minty foods taste cold? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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Bitter orange: edible experiments
Why does orange juice taste horrible after brushing your teeth? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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Colourful chemistry
Get colourful with chemistry with these experiments, perfect for learners to explore density and liquids
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The ten gram boat race
Explore surface tension in this experiment that gives learners a practical way to test out their chemical concepts. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Secret in the sachet
What’s the secret inside the cut flower sachet? Find out with this class session. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Something smells: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to different senses and the science in your kitchen with this short podcast.
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Dense liquids: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to liquids of different densities with this short podcast.
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Solutions and mixtures: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to solutions, mixtures and separation techniques with this short podcast.
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Solids, liquids, gases and changes of state: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to solids, liquids, gases and changes of state with this short podcast.
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Water: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to water, dissolving and changes of state with this short podcast.
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Teflon: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to Teflon and the properties of materials with this short podcast.
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Jelly: kitchen science podcasts
Reinforce ideas about dissolving and chemical changes with this short podcast about jelly.
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Salt: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to the properties of salt with this short podcast.
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Colourful food: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to colours in food with this short podcast.
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Power for the world
A link to Practical Action’s power for the world activity and its related resources, where students are tasked with looking at renewable energy solutions, and designing and building their own wind turbines.