{"id":2363,"date":"2015-01-14T05:08:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T05:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2016-03-18T22:17:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T03:17:01","slug":"popcorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/2015\/01\/popcorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Popcorn Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Popcorn Predicting<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">More than a tasty treat and fun fall decor,\u00a0popcorn can be fun to experiment with, too!<\/h4>\n<p>First make a batch of colored popcorn kernels (recipe below).\u00a0 Plan ahead, you\u2019ll need to make these a few hours (to a day) ahead of doing your science project.<\/p>\n<h5>Colored Popcorn Kernels:<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00bc cup water<br \/>\n1 Tbsp vinegar<br \/>\nDash of salt<br \/>\nFood coloring<br \/>\nPopcorn kernels, preferably white<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Popcorn-e1420917957150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2312 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Popcorn-e1420917624515-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Popcorn\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Combine the water, vinegar, salt and food coloring in a small bowl; repeat for each color of kernel you want to make, using a separate container for each color.\u00a0 Add as many popcorn kernels as you want, as long as there is still water covering all the kernels.\u00a0 Stir gently with a spoon.\u00a0 Allow the kernels to sit in the mixture for at least an hour.\u00a0 Carefully drain the liquid and spread the kernels on cooling racks covered with paper towel.\u00a0 Make sure the popcorn is completely dry before popping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1660 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBWP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_3935-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3935\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Experiment:<\/h4>\n<p>Use uncolored kernels as a control (the part of the experiment that doesn\u2019t change) and colored kernels as the variable (the part of the experiment that we change).\u00a0 Ask your child to make a hypothesis (prediction) about what will happen when you pop the popcorn.\u00a0 Pop both types of corn and analyze the results.\u00a0 And then of course, enjoy the delicious popcorn snack!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Extend the Fun!<\/h3>\n<p>Colored popcorn kernels make great mosaics \u2013 draw a picture on sturdy paper, like cardstock.\u00a0 Choose one section at a time to add popcorn and fill the area with a thin layer of glue (we used a paint brush).\u00a0 Place popcorn in the glue and repeat with next sections.\u00a0 Allow the picture to dry flat before moving.<\/p>\n<p>Give a bright homemade gift \u2013 color popcorn kernels and layer in a mason jar.\u00a0 Attach a handmade card and you have a holiday gift that teachers, friends and family will adore!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making predictions is fun with this colorful fall treat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nb-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5355,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363\/revisions\/5355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}