Kitchen Chemistry DVD?

[Trivium Academy]

I'm wondering if anyone has used this and if they thought it was good/worth the money?
http://rainbowresource.com/product/Kitchen+Chemistry+Science+Interactive+DVD/040202/1232022510-1050367
Derek Crawford is the Kitchen Scientist, and he is entertaining as he shares a science concept, vocabulary and a bit of history. You can take a review quiz (5 questions) after each experiment. Professor Red Cabbage loses his eyes, nose, mouth, ears and feet. With each question you answer correctly, he gets back one of his parts. Be careful! If you give a wrong answer, he is tossed into the veggie drawer of the fridge and the game is over. It’s a little corny, but cute.

Concepts covered on this DVD are acids & bases, carbon dioxide, surface tension, chemical reactions & mixtures, solutions & solubility, colloids & suspensions, density, polymers, molecules & atoms, steam, boiling point and vacuum. You’ll learn how to test for acids & bases, make your own polymer, and build an atom. The experiments are easy to follow and easy to do. I really like the fact that the results of the experiments are very obvious. You don’t have to wonder what is being taught as the concept and application are clearly seen.

I'm considering it as an 'extra' for next year (4th), a way to do chemistry without a text.

[tuckabella]

bumping this up

[Caryl]

I'd like to know too!

[StephanieF]

me too!
Stephanie

[Chris in VA]

I've never seen it, but thanks for pointing it out. I'm going to go to our convention this year because I want to SEE all these neat things in the RR catty!
But what I'm thinking for you is, go ahead and get it, if it is within your budget. You are looking for ways to teach that allow you to let C work independently, right? Maybe you could watch one or two of them, then just let her watch them while you do something else. Ask her to narrate to you after, maybe switching it up a bit--one time, let her tell you "Five Fascinating Facts" about what she saw; another time, have her tell you the sequence of the experiment. She could also tell you the hypothesis and if it was proven, and how she knows. Even a narration on her favorite part (doesn't matter what she picks) can be helpful, as she's still practicing complete sentences and summarization.
I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone's used it, because it does look like fun!

[Trivium Academy]

:) Of course you want me to buy it first! Lol.

It would only be enrichment, we're using God's Design for the Physical World for our main science. Something for the kids to enjoy, I wouldn't require them to absorb it at this stage which is why I chose to focus more on physics than chemistry. I know you didn't need an explanation but I thought I would give it anyway. :)

[StephanieF]

I am trying to build up a little collection of these types of DVDs that I can put on when I have to do something on my own. My boys (12, 9 and 5 yrs) love "The way things work" which we borrowed from the library for a week and which was so popular that I'm going to have to buy it. I also have one of the Sonlight science dvds which they also like and the mathtacular ones. They do enjoy watching them over and over and do learn from them. If anyone has any other ideas............. lol!
Stephanie