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In Kitchen Chem today we made pancakes to demonstrate the chemical reaction that takes place when baking powder is added to the batter.  The students noticed bubbles rising to the surface.  This told us that a gas was forming.

Everyone enjoyed eating our experiment!

Two thumbs up!

While eating our pancakes we watched a youtube video that showed us more fun experiments we could do in the kitchen. Click on link below to view it:
experiments for kids

The students wanted to test our theory that the baking powder caused the pancakes to puff up so we made one without it.  It was much flatter than the other ones.

Here is a regular pancake held sideways.

We tried the balloon/bottle experiment again with baking powder instead of yeast.  It didn't blow the balloon up quite as much as the yeast did but it does show that the baking powder produces gas.

We had time to try a second experiment that proved that smell and sight are two senses that are linked closely with our sense of taste.  Each student closed his/her eyes and held his/her nose while I placed a Jolly Rancher in each mouth.  The students then guessed what flavor candy it was.  Out of 12 students only 2 could guess the flavor!