- Perform a variety of science experiments using common household kitchen items
- Students will perform color chromatography, test chemicals to determine the composition of an unknown mixture, examine the protein-digesting ability of a meat-tenderizing enzyme, and more
- Materials for 15 groups of students for hands-on learning
- Suitable for high school students and older
- Teacher's manual and safety data sheets included in the kit
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 lastly examine some of the differences and similarities in the materials used to clean up (soap, hand dishwashing detergent, and machine dishwashing detergent). Kit contains enough materials for 15 groups.
Innovating Science products, manufactured by Aldon Corporation, include educational kits for the chemistry, life science, green chemistry, advanced placement chemistry, and forensic fields. Aldon Corporation was founded in 1964, and is headquartered in Avon, NY.
What’s in the box?
- 1 bottle red food coloring (0.5mL)
- 1 bottle blue dye (0.5mL)
- 1 bottle green dye (0.5mL)
- 1 bottle yellow dye (0.5mL)
- 1 bottle baking powder (25g)
- 1 bottle baking soda (25g)
- 1 bottle corn starch (25g)
- 1 bottle “unknown†ingredient (25g)
- 1 bottle acetic acid, 5% (30mL)
- 1 bottle iodine solution (30mL)
- 1 bottle papain (5g)
- 1 bottle gelatin (15g)
- 1 capsule ascorbic acid
- 3 bottles iodine potassium iodide (30mL)
- 1 bottle starch indicator solution (30mL)
- 1 bottle hand detergent (100mL)
- 1 bottle machine detergent (100mL)
- 1 bottle liquid soap (100mL)
- 1 bottle calcium chloride, 5% (30mL)
- 50 universal indicator strips
- 15 graduated plastic pipettes
- 90 disposable medicine cups
- 75 polystyrene test tubes
- 4 capillary tubes
- 15 chromatography sheets
- 15 spot plates
- 1 box toothpicks
- Teacher’s manual, student study guide copymasters, and safety data sheets
