Kitchen Science - Tapa dura

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. Children can become scientists in their own home using everyday utensils ingrediants and appliances to carry out experiments.

The titles in this series explore the main areas of science study - physics, biology, and chemistry - and aim to make these traditionally difficult subject areas exciting and fun to discover. The emphasis is on capturing the child's imagination and enthusiasm through exciting experiments.