The Inverse Trick: How Thinking Backwards Solves Hard Puzzles | Educational Podcast for Families
How does yeast make bread rise? Discover the kitchen chemistry magic of invisible fungus chefs in this fun homeschool STEM science podcast for kids.
Inside every slice of fluffy bread is the handiwork of invisible fungus chefs! When dry baker's yeast touches warm water and eats sugar, it wakes up and starts fermenting, breathing out millions of microscopic carbon dioxide gas bubbles. Those bubbles get trapped inside a stretchy gluten trampoline net in the flour, puffing up the dough before the hot oven bakes it into a golden, delicious loaf.
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