Kate the Chemist: The Awesome Book of Edible Experiments for Kids

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

25 incredible—and EDIBLE—science experiments to get kids excited about science!

Did you know that all cooking is really chemistry? And that chocolate chip cookies will look—and taste—completely different if you swap out baking powder for baking soda? Or swap out brown sugar for white sugar?

In this cookbook packed with 25 edible science experiment recipes kids can do in their own kitchen, chemistry professor and science entertainer Kate the Chemist introduces young scientists to the fascinating world of STEM—and cooking!

Kids can make their own:

Chocolate-covered pretzels

Rainbow pasta

Ice cream

Pretzel bites

and more!

Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions, an ingredients list, full-color photographs, a messiness factor rating, and a note from Kate explaining the science behind each delicious treat.

Series Overview: Series Overview: Novels:

Kate the Chemist #1: Dragons vs. Unicorns (Summer 2020)

Kate the Chemist #2: The Great Escape (Fall 2020)

Kate the Chemist #3: The STEM Night Disaster (Spring 2021)

Kate the Chemist #4 (Summer 2021)

Experiment Books:

Kate the Chemist: The Big Book of Experiments (Summer 2020)

Kate the Chemist: The Awesome Cookbook of Kitchen Chemistry (Summer 2021)

About the Author

Dr. Kate Biberdorf, also known as Kate the Chemist by her fans, is a science professor at UT-Austin by day and a science superhero by night (well, she does that by day, too). Kate travels the country building a STEM army of kids who love science as much as she does. You can often find her breathing fire or making slime—always in her lab coat and goggles. You can visit Kate on Instagram and Facebook @KatetheChemist, on Twitter @K8theChemist, and online at KatetheChemist.com.

Author Residence: austin, texas

Author Hometown: michigan