The chemistry club went to South Hill Elementary School and to
the Longview retirement community to perform chemistry
demonstrations. We also made liquid nitrogen ice cream!!
Scott does a magic trick with diaper polymer for a kindergarten class.
Scott mixes up the liquid nitrogen ice cream.
Lauren, Brittany and Colleen provide addional goodies to go with the ice cream.
The kids eat the ice cream sundaes with enthusiasm!
The demos were such a hit, we all got hugs!
Ryan Wibby and Vince DeTuri enjoy a trip to the Ithaca Brewery. Does this really count as outreach?
The E3 students learn about the beer brewing process at the Ithaca Brewery.
Scott, Caitlin, Keris, Colleen, and Lauren stand outside of the Longview retirement community center in preparation for a chemistry show. That daffodil will soon be frozen solid with liquid nitrogen.
Pasquale, Dan, Colleen, Keris, Lauren and Caitlin get ready for the show.
Dan emceed the event at Longview.
Colleen stands behind the "genie" in a botte,
Pasquale and Lauren demonstrate the luminol reaction.
Pasquale and the exploding ethanol! Check out the heat lines above the bottle.
Here comes the liquid nitrogen!
Lauren does the disappearing water trick -- using the diaper polymer!
Dan passes the beaker with the super absorbant polymer.