Cooking with Kids: Colored Popcorn

Tonight we had movie night and my kids were begging for popcorn with their movie. We agreed. So, we broke out the popcorn popper again. Only this time we had some colored popcorn. We were gifted some dark colored kernels. Before popping said kernels, we talked about making a hypothesis. I explained that a hypothesis is an educated guess as to what will happen when you do something. The kids didn't quite understand the definition, so we talked a little more and explained it as best we could.

We then talked about if the popcorn would pop a different color or if it would still be white like any other popcorn. I asked each kid and my husband what their hypothesis, or guess, was. We had a 2-way tie. 2-2 for colored and white.

When we started popping the kids were very excited to find out that the popcorn was white after it popped. 

Overall, this was a fun little science lesson. We have never talked about a hypothesis before, so it was fun for them to experience this idea. It was fun to see the competition build as they waited for the popcorn to pop.

This just goes to show yet again, you can teach your children in  your everyday life activities.