An interactive lecture on chocolate for children and their parents
Where does chocolate come from? Why does some chocolate melt in your mouth but not in your hand? What makes a chocolate bar smooth and creamy? The public is invited to attend a free interactive lecture from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8 in the UNM Continuing Education Auditorium, 1634 University Blvd. NE.
The presentation, recommended for children ages 7 and up and their parents, will include experiments, taste tests, and interactive demonstrations to investigate what makes the perfect chocolate bar.
Attendees will learn how to get chocolate from cocoa beans, how chocolate melts and can be formed into a solid bar, and what makes chocolate taste gritty or smooth.
The lecture is presented by the UNM School of Engineering and Harvard University and is part of their National Science Foundation's (NSF) "Partnership for Research and Education in Biomaterials" (PREM).
This five-year, $2.5 million effort is intended to increase the participation of minorities and females in materials science-related careers, and to stimulate general interest in science and technology. For more information visit: UNM-Harvard PREM.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu