Curated OER
Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Magic School Bus
Students read The Magic School Bus Gets Baked In A Cake: A Book About Kitchen Chemistry by Joanna Cole. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of kitchen chemistry. Included are reading, art, math,...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Kitchen Chemistry
College-level online course focusing on kitchen chemistry. Course explores the application of chemistry in recipes and cooking. Course features include links to readings, lecture notes, and a wealth of related links.
PBS
Zoom: Kitchen Chemistry
Did you know that chemistry can be found in your kitchen? Enter this amazing virtual world where your first stop is to the kitchen. Locate the clues and move on to the Lab Journal where you can test each item in two experiments: Cabbage...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Kitchen Chemistry: Video Clips
Sixteen program clips of various kitchen chemistry topics. See chefs at work carrying out edible chemistry experiments.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Soc. Of Chemistry: Kitchen Chemistry: Chemical Changes During Cooking [Pdf]
Article, with embedded questions, describes the chemical changes that take place when meat is cooked when sugar is heated, and when fruits brown.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Kitchen Chemistry
A scientific approach to kitchen skills takes a look at the chemistry involved in preparing the food we eat.
Maryland Science Center
Maryland Science Center: Baggie Blast [Pdf]
See what happens when you mix vinegar, water, and baking soda.
Maryland Science Center
Maryland Science Center: Caramel Chemistry [Pdf]
This activity demonstrates the Maillard Reaction, which explains how browning and flavor develop when something is cooked.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Kitchen Chemistry: Use of Salt in Cooking (1) [Pdf]
Instructions for experiments to see whether cooking green beans in salted water improves their taste, texture, or color.