Why should chemistry students teach?

Chemistry 11: Introduction to Chemistry

photo galleries: 1998 | 1999 | 2001 Outreach | 2001 Luminol | Examining sheep brains

Outreach write-ups 1999

• liquid nitrogen
• ELISA and mass spectrophotometer
• distillation
• water purification with carbon

Outreach write-ups 2000

• capillary action and surface tension of water through two experiments: ink chromatography and “silver egg” demonstration
• photosynthesis
• the crystallization of silver (oxidation-reduction)

Outreach write-ups 2001

• hardness and chemical bonds
• using the scientific method to identify unknown substances
• bubbles and dry ice

Presentation NSF CUR Washington Dialogue, April 1999