STEM : Sweet Assembly (Grades 6-12)

Take a dive into nanocapsules and molecular gastronomy. We will be using self-assembly to make capsules. Have you ever heard of self-assembly? No? Well, you might not have heard of it, but you wouldn’t be here without it. Self-assembly is a process by which molecules and cells organize themselves into functional structures. It happens naturally millions of times a day and creates things like snowflakes, viruses and even you. Let’s do a yummy experiment, so we can learn more about this process.