Each episode: three choices, three challenges and several endings. The kitchen always survives. How many cupcakes do depends on the science.

1. 1 1. One Hundred Cupcakesabout 15 min Pip’s first test batch fizzes over the bowl, and the foam smiles back. Which two things made the gas? Members
2. 2 2. Sprinkles in the Flourabout 15 min Biscuit knocks the sprinkles into the flour. Sieve it, start over, or call it a new recipe? Members
3. 3 3. Where Did the Sugar Go?about 15 min The sugar disappears into the lemonade. Is it gone, or still in there? Members
4. 4 4. Frosting Won’t Setabout 15 min The frosting is runny, the butter is soft and the kitchen is hot. Solid, liquid or something in between? Members
5. 5 5. Puff Gets Biggerabout 15 min Every splash of vinegar makes Puff bigger. How much fizz can one kitchen hold? Members
6. 6 6. Bake Sale Morningabout 15 min One hundred cupcakes, one table at school, and every mixture Pip got right this week. Members

Characters

Pip’s family kitchen, the week before the school bake sale: mixing bowls, a sieve, an ice tray, jars of everything and a dog under the table. Her big sister Rosa is in charge of the oven. Puff, a cloud of fizz from Pip’s first experiment, refuses to leave.

• Pip Lead · 10 Labels every jar, then mixes the wrong two anyway.
• Puff A cloud of fizz Showed up in Episode 1. Gets bigger when excited. Is always excited.
• Rosa Big sister · 16 In charge of the oven. Always asks: what changed?
• Biscuit The dog Eats anything that falls off the counter, including evidence.

What kids practice

Science · Matter and mixtures, grades 4–5. Each skill comes up inside the story, where a choice depends on it.

• Making something newWhen mixing makes a new substance, like the gas in a fizz.Soda + vinegar = gasComes up in Episode 1: One Hundred Cupcakes
• Mixtures and solutionsWhat dissolves, what settles, and how to separate them.Sieve out the sprinklesComes up in Episode 2: Sprinkles in the Flour
• Solids, liquids and gasesHow matter changes when it heats up or cools down.Warm butter melts, cold butter setsComes up in Episode 4: Frosting Won’t Set

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Details

• SettingPip’s family kitchen, the week before the school bake sale: mixing bowls, a sieve, an ice tray, jars of everything and a dog under the table.
• CharactersPip, Puff, big sister Rosa and Biscuit the dog.
• SubjectScience · Matter and mixtures. Making something new, mixtures and solutions, and solids, liquids and gases.
• Grades4–5. Ages 9 to 12.
• FormatA branching comic. Your kid makes the choices, and the science decides what happens. Three choices, three challenges and several endings per episode.
• LengthAbout 15 minutes per episode. Season 1 has 6 episodes.
• When it startsSeason 1 is coming soon. Members get each new episode the week it comes out.
• SafetyNo ads, no chat. Safety and privacy