Popping popcorn the old fashion way in a red iron pot. It’s not always easy to show home economics is a true science. This diverse field includes clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, ...

In my first few years of living away from home, I performed a lot of unintentional science experiments in my refrigerator (the variety of colors and textures of mold that can grow on forgotten foods ...

Mike Adamick is a stay-at-home dad who writes for the Adventures in Learning science blog at PBS.org, the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED Radio, Disney's parenting website, Babble, and the Daddy Issues ...

As I’ve mentioned before, the book Cooking for Geeks has a lot of ideas for anyone who’d like to try some “kitchen science” experiments with their kids. One experiment I plan to do is the Supertaster ...

When it’s raining, or snowing, or just a weekend with “nothing to do,” it pays for parents to have some tricks up their sleeves. Instead of planting the kids in front of the TV or giving up all your ...

As the holidays approach many families are gathering around the kitchen for the preparation of the family feast. This is a perfect time and opportunity to do some “kitchen science” with everyone. Rick ...

Hannah Weiss from the Science Museum of Western Virginia stopped by to show Caitlin Francis some fun and easy kitchen science experiments to do with the kids if they’ve got a snow day! She showed us ...

The 18 experiments in this collection, second in the Mad Science series, investigate micro-organisms thriving in kitchens. Using readily available materials (plus extras like powdered agar), readers ...

If, as the weather turns rainy (and you can no longer let the little ones loose in the garden), you're finding weekends make you want to tear your hair out, fear not. Heading into the kitchen can ...

Being stuck inside as the weather gets warmer doesn't have to be boring, or noneducational. You don't need a lab to keep kids entertained with fun science experiments. Your backyard or kitchen can be ...

Queensland University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. This title will probably come as a surprise to you. Astrophysics concerns enormous scales of space, time and ...