Target

Families

Thematic

Diet | Energy | Engineering | Physics

Ciência Viva at home

Kitchen

Keywords

heat | microwaves | physics | water

Duration

20 min

Typology

Experimental protocol

This device that is an oven of microwaves and uses low frequency electromagnetic waves, called microwaves, is used to heat up food by the vibration of water molecules in the food.

This activity comes under the program #cienciavivaathome. From the kitchen to the bathroom, even walking through the garage, no room was left out: after all, science is everywhere!