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!
Are you interested in
Chemistry Day 2010? Follow us on Twitter!(http://twitter.com/MSUChemistryDay)
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Olivet College ACS
Student Affiliates help children prepare dry
ice rockets at Chemistry Day at Impression 5 Science Center. (Photographer: Susanne Lewis) |
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Would
you like more information about Chemistry Day 2009?
Please
contact Amy
Pollock, Chemistry Day 2009 Coordinator, for more information.
Follow
us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/MSUChemistryDay
Chemistry
Day 2009 Sponsors:
MSU Local Section American Chemical Society
MSU
Department of Chemistry
Emergent BioSolutions
Impression
5 Science Center

Would
you like to be a sponsor for Chemistry Day 2009? Please contact Amy Pollock for more information!
National Chemistry Week
2009
October 18 –
24, 2009
American
Chemical Society National Chemistry Week 2009 Information
MSU Local
Section’s Past Chemistry Day Celebrations
History of "Chemistry Day" -- the MSU Local Section's National Chemistry Week Celebration
2008
Chemistry Day at Impression 5 Science Center
2007 Chemistry
Day at Impression 5 Science Center