Margaret Mims
Kitchen Chemists: The Breakfast Cereal LabGreat class, very informative and my daughter learned a lot in this class. Thank you!
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Dec 1
Stand-Alone
TUESDAY AT 01:30 PM EST
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Course Description
Your child who wants to know why things work the way they do just found a 90-minute holiday class where making peppermint bark is also a science investigation — and every step is a question worth answering. Most holiday cooking classes follow a recipe. The Great Peppermint Bark Lab follows a question: when we heat, cool, crush, and combine ingredients, are we creating new substances, changing existing ones, or both? Students make real peppermint bark from scratch — melting chocolate, crushing candy canes, layering, and setting — but at every step they stop to predict, observe, and explain what's actually happening to the ingredients in front of them. Every student gets to choose their own variable — large versus small peppermint pieces, thick versus thin layers, different cooling times — and test it against a prediction. At the end of the session, the class compares results, debates which variable made the biggest difference, and completes a short lab report connecting what they made to the science behind it. The bark goes home as a holiday gift. The science stays with them. Every concept in this class arrives through something students can see, smell, touch, and taste — which means the science sticks because the experience does first. For all kinds of learners, the choice of variable gives every student a personal stake in the outcome before the session even begins.
Meet Your Teacher
Candice Parks
*Neurodivergent teacher & homeschool mom with 20+ years of combined experience *Skilled in supporting students with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning differences *Bachelor’s in Elementary Education & Master’s in Information Technology *Christian, wife, and mom who values faith, family, and kindness *I love reading, baking, and spending time with my family *Passionate about helping neurodivergent learners thrive in their unique strengths
Reviews
Amelia age 11
Kitchen Chemists: Christmas Mixtures & SolutionsAhhhhh! This class is so much fun and yummy 😋 I love this class and would never stop taking this class! ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY SOULD TAKE THIS CLASS!!
Natalia
Kitchen Chemists: Candy ChromatographyThis was such a fun and engaging class! My daughter loved the hands-on candy chromatography experiment and enjoyed learning how scientists use the scientific method to ask questions, make predictions, and draw conclusions. It was a wonderful blend of science, creativity, and fun!
Show moreJennifer
Kitchen Chemists: Fizzy Hearts & Chemical ReactionsI’m pretty sure my daughter has taken every Kitchen Chemist Class. She loves them! You can just feel how much Mrs. Candice loves these kids and it makes my heart happy! They learn a lot and have fun doing it!
Show moreJennifer
Kitchen Chemists: The Secret World of Colloids (Ice Cream, Butter, & Oobleck)The Kitchen Chemist classes are so much fun and the kids learn so much!!! My daughter loves these classes!
Millie (student)
Kitchen Chemists: Cake Balls and ChocolateI loved this class it was so fun. you get to learn how to make a really fun easy and yummy treat that I have made at least 3 times. you should definitely take this class.
Sandy (mom)
Math Missions Live! Problem Solving AdventuresI recommend this class if you want your kids to "play" with math. This is no pressure math. Candice presents the "math mission" at the beginning of class. Then the students work through it in whatever way their brain works. Sometimes it's collaborative and sometimes its individual. She meets every kid where they're at. When my daughter needed a break from the traditional math lessons, this was our go to.
Show moreSandy (mom)
Kitchen Chemists: Oobleck!My daughter loves the whole Kitchen Chemist series. This Oobleck class was so fun. She played with it for days. What I love about Ms Parks is that she encourages the kids to be real scientists by asking questions, forming their own hypothesis and then testing it. She doesn't expect them to just do it exactly like she does. She encourages experimentation.
