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Dinner Party Fix-its Quiz
Article
Dinner Party Fix-its Quiz

Can you cover your kitchen tracks?

Make a Salt Sculpture
Activity
Make a Salt Sculpture

Grow your own stalagmites in luscious colors.

Quinine Cover-Up
Activity
Quinine Cover-Up

Show yourself how a pinch of salt can take the bitter taste away.

Take the Beat Back
Activity
Take the Beat Back

Uncover the everyday origins of some extraordinary instruments.

Headlands Experiments
Activity
Headlands Experiments

A physicist, a scientist, and a musician experiment with sound, music, and acoustics using instruments both real and found.

Step Re-Mix
Activity
Step Re-Mix

Experiment with rhythm through stepping, a musical dance form that uses the body as a percussion instrument.

Dot Mixer
Interactive
Dot Mixer

Produce some pretty mixed-up music with this online interactive.

Kitchen Sink-o-Pation
Activity
Kitchen Sink-o-Pation

Vsit a quirky kitchen where you can compose music with ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) objects.

Sweet Science: Candy!
Activity
Sweet Science: Candy!

Join us as we investigate the sweet world of sugar.

Cheese FAQ
Article
Cheese FAQ

Have you ever wondered what makes blue cheese blue, or why some cheeses are hard and others soft?

Science of Coffee
Activity
Science of Coffee

What's in that cup of coffee anyway? Find out about the history and chemistry of coffee.

How to Make Sparkling Wine
Activity
How to Make Sparkling Wine

Learn more about the process of making Champagne.

Journey to an Organic Egg Farm
Activity
Journey to an Organic Egg Farm

Visit an organic egg farm, and see the science behind raising those eggs.

Egg Anatomy
Activity
Egg Anatomy

An inside look at a chicken's egg.

Supercooled Water Drops
Activity
Supercooled Water Drops

Touch supercooled water drops with an ice crystal and trigger them to freeze instantly.

Candy Around the World
Photo Essay
Candy Around the World

What kinds of candy are made and enjoyed in where you live?

Monster Mallows
Activity
Monster Mallows

Grow marshmallows to monstrous proportions!

Timeline
Activity
Timeline

Take a timeline tour of our past and present.

Visit the Fudge House
Activity
Visit the Fudge House

the Fudge House on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco!

Visit a Lollipop Factory
Activity
Visit a Lollipop Factory

Visit Kendon Candies, a lollipop factory in San Jose, California

Science of Sugar
Activity
Science of Sugar

Get up close and personal with a sucrose molecule.

Candy-o-Matic
Interactive
Candy-o-Matic

Find out how different kinds of candy are made in the Candy-o-matic!

Cold Water Candy Test
Activity
Cold Water Candy Test

For accuracy, it's best to use both a candy thermometer and the cold water test when making candy.

Pickle Lab
Activity
Pickle Lab

Experience the thrill of pickle making, and explore how a cucumber becomes a pickle.

Kosher Dill Current
Activity
Kosher Dill Current

High energy prices got you down? Discover how pickles can ease your troubles.

Take an Egg for a Spin
Activity
Take an Egg for a Spin

Learn how to use physics to distinguish between raw eggs and hard-cooked eggs.

Yeast-Air Balloons
Activity
Yeast-Air Balloons

How can a microscopic organism lift several pounds of dough? Find out with this activity.

Gluten Balls
Activity
Gluten Balls

Play with the stuff that makes dough stretchy.

Bread Worldwide
Article
Bread Worldwide

Tour the Breads of the World

Slice-o-Scope
Activity
Slice-o-Scope

Take a microscopic tour of the staff of life.

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