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As Tain Leonard-Peck, 9, Max Malamut, 8, and his sister Barbara Malamut, 6, sampled different starchy foods, Ryan Paskow of High Touch High Tech explained that marathon runners eat lots of starches and carbohydrates the night before a race.
Starches equal energy, Lenoard-Peck explained.
The body turns starches and carbohydrates into sugar, and then fat, Paskow added.
"Or it can make you kind of crazy and insane!" Leonard-Peck said, standing up and pretending to be loco for a moment.
"Some of the stuff I hear is just amazing stuff...and some of it is hilarious, too," said Paskow, who is leading a science and nature mini camp at the Dedham Community House through Jan. 2. Each day of camp has a different theme. Friday's theme was Edible Science, today is Science in Action, and tomorrow is Gold Rush Day.
High Touch High Tech, which started in 1994, offers hands-on science and nature programs for elementary school children.
Paskow, whose background is in general sciences and sociology, is in his third year conducting mini camps at the Community House. He makes regular visits during school vacations.During every presentation, Paskow assumes the character of "Rocket Ryan." His colleagues are "Jupiter Johnny" and "Geyser Gary."
Paskow reviewed nutrition Friday and the food pyramid with the children, allowing them to eat carrots and raisins once they placed them in the correct food group. They also placed different chips and Cheetos on strips of paper to see which left the most oil - an experiment Barbara Malamut said was her favorite.
"We pressed all of them down, to see (which) has the most oil - that one was probably the least healthiest," the first-grader from Dedham said.
In another experiment, the kids had two batches of apple slices, one was treated with the Vitamin C in lemon juice to prevent browning.
"Apple and lemon juice and time equals great taste, and not a brown apple!" Leonard-Peck, a third-grader from Colorado who is visiting family. "So far, everything in our experiments has been eaten at least once."
Though the food was a highlight, the kids also learned about space.
Max Malamut, a second-grader, said he enjoyed learning about the prospect of the sun exploding and creating a supernova.
The group also discussed black holes.
"If you get too close to the event horizon, you get longer and longer until you get ripped into shreds," Leonard-Peck said.
Edward B. Colby can be reached at 781-433-8336 or ecolby@cnc.com.
As Tain Leonard-Peck, 9, Max Malamut, 8, and his sister Barbara Malamut, 6, sampled different starchy foods, Ryan Paskow of High Touch High Tech explained that marathon runners eat lots of starches and carbohydrates the night before a race.
Starches equal energy, Lenoard-Peck explained.
The body turns starches and carbohydrates into sugar, and then fat, Paskow added.
"Or it can make you kind of crazy and insane!" Leonard-Peck said, standing up and pretending to be loco for a moment.
"Some of the stuff I hear is just amazing stuff...and some of it is hilarious, too," said Paskow, who is leading a science and nature mini camp at the Dedham Community House through Jan. 2. Each day of camp has a different theme. Friday's theme was Edible Science, today is Science in Action, and tomorrow is Gold Rush Day.
High Touch High Tech, which started in 1994, offers hands-on science and nature programs for elementary school children.
Paskow, whose background is in general sciences and sociology, is in his third year conducting mini camps at the Community House. He makes regular visits during school vacations.During every presentation, Paskow assumes the character of "Rocket Ryan." His colleagues are "Jupiter Johnny" and "Geyser Gary."
Paskow reviewed nutrition Friday and the food pyramid with the children, allowing them to eat carrots and raisins once they placed them in the correct food group. They also placed different chips and Cheetos on strips of paper to see which left the most oil - an experiment Barbara Malamut said was her favorite.
"We pressed all of them down, to see (which) has the most oil - that one was probably the least healthiest," the first-grader from Dedham said.
In another experiment, the kids had two batches of apple slices, one was treated with the Vitamin C in lemon juice to prevent browning.
"Apple and lemon juice and time equals great taste, and not a brown apple!" Leonard-Peck, a third-grader from Colorado who is visiting family. "So far, everything in our experiments has been eaten at least once."
Though the food was a highlight, the kids also learned about space.
Max Malamut, a second-grader, said he enjoyed learning about the prospect of the sun exploding and creating a supernova.
The group also discussed black holes.
"If you get too close to the event horizon, you get longer and longer until you get ripped into shreds," Leonard-Peck said.
Edward B. Colby can be reached at 781-433-8336 or ecolby@cnc.com.
