Edible Experiments: Kitchen Science for Kids

With more than 60 fun, food-related activities, science meets snack time in the most engaging way!

The kitchen can be an amazing laboratory for adventurous kids. Using safe, common kitchen equipment such as mixing bowls and a microwave, young chefs can experiment with food—and make some tasty snacks.

Every experiment starts with a hypothesis. The experiments in this book ask kids to guess from three options what will happen next.

Using kitchen staples such as flour, milk, cheese, and fruit, kids will learn the why behind the ways in which food transforms—melting, hardening, changing form and flavor. The secrets behind these transformations are explained in detail. After experimenting, kids can enjoy their concoctions!

Sachiko Murakami is a highly respected culinary researcher and the recipient of the 2025 Fukuoka Prefecture Culture Award in the Social Category. She is a registered dietitian and serves as a visiting professor at Fukuoka Women's University.

Since starting her work in nutritional guidance in 1985, she has become a leading authority in developing easy, low-oil, single-serving, nutritious meals made using the microwave.

With her motto, "Eat well, live well" she actively promotes practical food education both in Japan and internationally. She is known as the developer of microwave-fermented bread and the creator of popular functional foods, including Onion Ice. Her work covers a broad spectrum, from recipes designed for the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases to simple cooking methods accessible to all ages.

She has authored approximately 600 books, achieving cumulative sales of nearly 13 million copies.

For more than 80 years, Gakken has been the number 1 educational publisher in Japan,  with a mission to produce fun-first learning materials for children.

Well-known throughout Asia for its bestselling workbooks, Gakken is also widely respected in academic circles, publishing popular teaching materials for preschools, kindergartens, and primary schools. In addition to its substantial publishing business, Gakken also runs 18,000 learning centers called “Gakken Classrooms” and operates preschools inspired by the successful fun-first, highly interactive formula used in their workbooks.