Hands-On Science References

General References

  Chemical Demonstrations, Vol. 1 (1983), Vol. 2 (1985), Vol. 3 (1989), Vol. 4 (1992), Vol. 5 (2011)
  Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
The University of Wisconsin Press
114 N. Murray St.
Madison, WI 53715
  ChemMatters, published 4 times per year (Oct., Dec., Feb., April)
  Complete archive through December 2003 available on CD-ROM. More recent issues are on the website in Acrobat format.
American Chemical Society
1155 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
  WonderScience, 2 Volume compilation available from the American Chemical Society
  A joint effort of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Physics

American Chemical Society
1155 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036 1-800-333-9511

American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
  Fun With Chemistry, Vol. 1 (1991) & Vol. 2 (1993)
  Mickey & Jerry Sarquis, Eds.
Institute for Chemical Education
Department of Chemistry
University of WisconsinÐMadison
1101 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53706-1396
608 / 262-3033

  SPICE
  Anthony T. Jacob and Glen E. Dirreen
Natasha Aristov, Ed.
Institute for Chemical Education

  Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS)
  Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
415 / 642-7771
  Kitchen Interactions, 1981
  SAVI/SELPH
Center for Multisensory Learning
Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
415 / 642-8941

  Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: 52 Family-Friendly Experiments from around the House
  Liz Lee Heinecke
Quarry Books, Beverly, MA, 2014

  Journal of Chemical Education, published monthly
  Division of Chemical Education
American Chemical Society

Background References: The Chemistry of Food

  The Cookbook Decoder
  Arthur E. Grosser
Beaufort Books, Inc., New York, 1981
  On Food and Cooking
  Harold McGee
Charles Scribner's Son, New York, 1984
[Revised Edition, 2004]
  The Curious Cook
  Harold McGee
North Point Press, San Francisco, 1990
  The Inquisitive Cook
  Anne Gardiner and Sue Wilson
Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1998
by far the most accessible book I've come across on the science of cooking
  Food: The Chemistry of Its Components, 4th Ed.
  T. P. Coultate
Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002
  The Science of Cooking
  Peter Barham
Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2001
  The New Kitchen Science
  Howard Hillman
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2003
  Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Cooking
  Herve This; translated by Jody Gladding
Columbia University Press, New York, 2007
  Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor
  Herve This; translated by M.B. Debevoise
Columbia University Press, New York, 2006
  Building a Meal: From Molecular Gastronomy to Culinary Constructivism
  Herve This; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise
Columbia University Press, New York, 2009

Other References

  Additional references are included as appropriate at the experiment listings.

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