2009 Chemistry Day at Impression 5

The MSU Local Section of the American Chemical Society proudly presents:

Chemistry Day at Impression 5

On Saturday, October 11, 2009, the MSU Local Section of the ACS celebrated National Chemistry Week (NCW) with our 23rd annual “Chemistry Day” event. This year, 900 people visited Chemistry Day at Impression 5 Science Center! Among those in attendance were Boy and Girl Scouts who earned a participation patch for completing nine special activities, many of which related to the theme of the day, “Chemistry - It's Elemental!”. Thanks to a generous donation from Emergent BioSolutions, admission to Impression 5 was free! Emergent BioSolutions also gave every child in attendance a pair of safety glasses! The MSU Local Section gave everyone who attended Chemistry Day an NCW activity newspaper (“Celebrating Chemistry”), a “Hooray for Chemistry” bag, a NCW sticker, a “Proud to be a Chemist” temporary tattoo, a NCW helium balloon, and a pocket periodic table of the elements.

In addition to the regular exhibits at Impression 5, tables of hands-on activities and chemical demonstrations were presented by students from the Department of Chemistry at MSU, the MSU Soil and Plant Nutrient Lab, the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at MSU, MSU student organizations: ACS Younger Chemists Committee, NOBCChE (National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers), Science Theatre, Alpha Chi Sigma (chemistry fraternity), Omega Chi Epsilon (chemical engineering honorary); and students from Olivet College and Eaton Rapids High School. Some of the activities and demonstrations included the determination of iron in cereal, the iodine clock reaction, flame tests for different elements, an element stage show, soil testing to monitor phosphorus movement from soil to groundwater, and an element matching game.

Chemistry Day would not have been possible without the help and support of our volunteers. THANK YOU to everyone who participated and helped to make Chemistry Day 2009 a great success!

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Children await the changes to a balloon that was submerged in liquid nitrogen. (Photographer: Emilio Esposito)	Having fun with Omega Chi Epsilon’s Magic Nuudles! (Photographer: Emilio Esposito)


Cassie Patterson, a member of the Younger Chemists Committee helps Boy Scouts with chalk chromatography. (Photographer: John McIlroy)	Girl Scouts catch a balloon filled with carbon dioxide from the Younger Chemists Committee’s “CO₂ Leaky Faucet”. (Photographer: John McIlroy)


Members of MSU Science Theatre pose with some of their props after a stage show about the elements. (Photographer: Nathan Sanders)	MSU Science Theatre presents a show about the elements to a group of boy scouts. (Photographer: Nathan Sanders)


The Olivet College ACS Student Affiliates help children prepare dry ice rockets at Chemistry Day at Impression 5 Science Center. (Photographer: Susanne Lewis)