Marshmallow Chemistry

We are learning about mechanisms in chemistry right now....this just made them twice as fasinating, not to mention 10 x as tasty!

Materials

Michelle Assembles

Voila' (note: the uppermost "line" is the net reaction, the subsequent three "lines" are the proposed mechanism!)

The Legend of the Marshmallows (and by legend I mean KEY not MYTH)

Is it just me, or is it normal to be a little bit wary of flavoured and coloured marshmallows? Do you think that marshmallows are actually naturally white...not suggesting that they would naturally be pink, green, yellow or orange either, but......Oh well, that still didn't stop me from sampling my fair share of the "extras"!

The Shifty Contract

The Pyramid of Extras

Bonus Fun! The building of a tower of Choas and Disorder!

And NOW for a picture of the night! It is by no stretch a good night photo (I haven't bought a tripod yet!), but the tree silhouette agaist the night sky just instils a feeling of deep calm in me. Maybe next time I will try to get less noise at the bottom, and maybe I'll trying it will an even slower shutter speed.

Meh, just thought I'd throw that in becasue it is WAY past Emily's bed time (AFTER MIDNIGHT ON A SCHOOL NIGHT....CLASSES TOMORROW START AT 7:30AM!) and I desire that darkness.

Peace Out, until next time...ZZZzzzz...