As part of the Year 8 Science curriculum, one of the practical ways we can demonstrate physical and chemical changes in the Chemistry unit, is by looking at chemistry in the kitchen. 8B went to the kitchen classrooms and demonstrated both of these properties by making butterfly pea lemonade and pancakes.

For many of the students, this was one of their first experiences of cooking in Secondary School, and there were varying levels of skill on show. Some of the groups who felt more confident even went as far to as to bring in their own ingredients and make more complex dishes; there were grilled cheese sandwiches made as well as molten chocolate brownies. Although there was nearly as much time taken to clean up as there was cooking, it was a worthwhile lesson for the students to see that Science is not just in a laboratory, but in fact in their real lives!