INDEX

a

acids in candy, 1

alcohol (in peppermint extract), 1

AirHeads, 1, 2

Altoids, 1, 2

crystal experiments, 1

secret ingredient experiments, 1

spark experiments, 1

stickiness experiments, 1

temperature experiments, 1

b

baking soda, 1, 2

base/basic, 1, 2

Bobs brand candy canes, 1

bubbles, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

butterscotch candies, 1

c

cabbage indicator (purple), 1

Cadbury Creme Eggs, 1

Cake Mate candy decorations, 1

candy bars, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. See also chocolate, candy bars by brand

candy canes, 1, 2, 3

candy corn, 1

carbon dioxide, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Caramello bars, 1

chocolate

dissolving experiments, 1, 2 , 3, 4

secret ingredient experiments, 1, 2

chocolate–covered marshmallows, 1, 2

chromatography, 1

club soda/seltzer water, 1, 2

cocoa butter, 1, 2, 3

color experiments, 1

comets, 1

compression experiments, 1

conchoidal fractures, 1

confectioner’s glaze, 1

conversation heart candies

color experiments, 1

dissolving experiments, 1

floating and sinking experiments, 1, 2

corn syrup, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

cotton candy, 1

crystal experiments, 1, 2

crystals, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

d

density experiments, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. See also floating and sinking experiments

dextrose (glucose), 1, 2, 3, 4

Diet Coke, 1

dissolving experiments, 1, 2

Dots, 1

dyes, 1, 2. See also color experiments

e

Eclipse mints, 1

endothermic reaction, 1

erythritol, 1, 2

exothermic reaction, 1

expansion experiments, 1, 2

Experiment Tips, 1

f

floating and sinking experiments, 1, 2, 3

g

gelatin, 1, 2, 3

glass (glassy candy), 1

gum, 1, 2

gummi candies, 1, 2, 3, 4

h

hygroscopic candy, 1

i

ingredient labels, 1, 2

j

jawbreakers, 1, 2

Jell–O, 1, 2

jelly beans, 1, 2

Jolly Ranchers,

color experiments, 1

compression experiments, 1

crystal experiments, 1

dissolving experiments, 1, 2

floating and sinking experiments, 1

stickiness experiments, 1

temperature experiments, 1

Junior Mints, 1

l

Laffy Taffy

floating and sinking experiments, 1, 2, 3

secret ingredient experiments, 1, 2

stickiness experiments, 1, 2

stretchiness experiments, 1

temperature experiments, 1

Lemonheads, 1 , 2

Life Savers

crystal experiments, 1, 2

floating and sinking experiments, 1

secret ingredient experiments, 1

spark experiments, 1

stickiness experiments, 1, 2

temperature experiments, 1

lollipops

color experiments, 1

crystal experiments, 1

dissolving experiments, 1, 2

m

M&M's

color experiments, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

floating and sinking experiments, 1, 2

maltitol, 1

mannitol, 1

marshmallows

compression experiments, 1 , 2

expansion experiments, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

floating and sinking experiments, 1, 2, 3 , 4

stickiness experiments, 1, 2

Mentos candies, 1

microwave ovens, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Milky Way bars, 1

mint candies. See also candy canes

color experiments, 1

compression experiments, 1

crystal experiments, 1

floating and sinking experiments, 1

stickiness experiments, 1, 2

temperature experiments, 1, 2

mint flavor, 1, 2

n

Necco Canada Mints, 1

Necco wafers, 1

Nerds, 1, 2

Nestlé Crunch bars, 1

o

oil in candy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

p

Peeps marshmallow candies, 1 , 2

peppermint extract, 1

Pez candies, 1

Pixy Stix, 1, 2, 3

Pop Rocks, 1, 2

r

raisins, 1

Robin Eggs, 1

rock candy, 1, 2

Rolo candies, 1

s

sinking experiments. See floating and sinking experiments

Skittles

color experiments, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

dissolving experiments, 1

floating and sinking experiments, 1

secret ingredient experiments, 1, 2, 3

temperature experiments, 1

Smarties

crystal experiments, 1

secret ingredient experiments, 1

stickiness experiments, 1, 2

temperature experiments, 1

Snickers bars, 1

soda pop, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

sorbitol, 1, 2

sour candies, 1, 2

sour taste, 1, 2, 3

Sour Patch Kids, 1

Sour Skittles, 1

sparks, 1

Starbursts

dissolving experiments, 1

floating and sinking experiments, 1

secret ingredient experiments, 1, 2, 3, 4

stickiness experiments, 1, 2

temperature experiments, 1

starlight mints

color experiments, 1

compression experiments, 1

stickiness experiments, 1

temperature experiments, 1

stickiness experiments, 1, 2

sugar (sucrose), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

sugar crystal experiments, 1, 2, 3, 4

sunlight, 1

SweeTARTS, 1, 2

t

taffy

floating and sinking experiments, 1, 2

secret ingredient experiments, 1, 2

stickiness experiments, 1

stretchiness experiments, 1

temperature experiments, 1, 2

temperature experiments, 1, 2, 3

tempering, 1

3 Musketeers bars, 1, 2, 3, 4

Tic Tacs, 1

Tootsie Pops, 1

Tootsie Rolls

dissolving experiments, 1, 2

floating and sinking experiments, 1, 2

secret ingredient experiments, 1, 2, 3, 4

stickiness experiments, 1, 2

stretchiness experiments, 1

temperature experiments, 1

Twix bars, 1, 2

v

vegetable oil, 1, 2, 3, 4

w

Warheads, 1, 2

Water

absorption experiments, 1, 2, 3

as candy ingredient, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Whoppers, 1, 2

Wintergreen Life Savers, 1, 2

wintergreen oil, 1

x

xylitol, 1, 2

z

Zotz candy, 1