Innovating Science™ Individual Instruction: Science In The Kitchen

Description

This comprehensive kit incorporates a variety of scientific techniques all themed around common kitchen materials.

This comprehensive kit incorporates a variety of scientific techniques all themed around common kitchen materials. Students will perform chromatography on commercial food colors, use chemical tests to identify an unknown cooking ingredient, examine the protein digesting ability of a common meat tenderizing enzyme, use titration to quantify vitamin C levels and then test an unknown juice or soda (not provided), and lastly examine some of the differences and similarities in the materials used to clean up (soap, hand dishwashing detergent, and machine dishwashing detergent).

Kit includes:

• Ascorbic Acid Capsule
• Unknown Powder, 25 g
• Blue Food Dye, 5 mL
• Green Food Dye, 5 mL
• Red Food Dye, 5 mL
• Yellow Food Dye, 5 mL
• Gelatin Powder, 5 g
• Baking Powder, 5 g
• Papain Powder, 5 g
• Baking Soda, 5 g
• Corn Starch, 5 g
• Vinegar, 5 mL
• 5% Calcium Chloride, 5 mL
• Dishwashing Detergent - Machine, 5 mL
• Dishwashing Detergent - Hand, 5 mL
• Iodine Potassium Iodide, 30 mL
• Dilute Lugols Solution, 30 mL
• 5% Soap, 10 mL
• Starch Indicator Solution, 5 mL
• Chromatography Paper
• 4 Capillary Tubes
• Centrifuge Tube
• Spot Plate
• Toothpicks, Package
• 6 Medicine Cups
• Pipette
• Universal Indicator pH Strips

Specifications

• Product Type: Testing Food for Nutrients Kit
• Grade: 6+
• Includes: Ascorbic Acid Capsule, Unknown Powder,Various Food Dyes, Gelatin Powder, Baking Powder, Papain Powder, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Vinegar, 5% Calcium Chloride, Dishwashing Detergents, Iodine, Potassium Iodide, Dilute Lugols Solution, 5% Soap, Starch Indicator Solution, Chromatography Paper, 4 Capillary Tubes, Centrifuge Tube, Spot Plate, Toothpicks, 6 Medicine Cups, Pipette, Universal Indicator pH Strips
• Class Size: 1 Lab Group