Chemistry Fun for All
National Chemistry Week
brought to you by:
Iota Sigma Pi (ISP) and
Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAAC's) and the Department of Chemistry
at Oregon State University

Jorg's famous fire breathing exercise

The Setup Team is up first:  Becky, Candis, D.J., Scott, Jackie, Jorg, Karen, Martha, Jason, Margie and Chris

Then the participants appear!  (Hey... that kid in the back looks like Professor Lerner??!!)    M&M Chromatography, Chemistry in a Bag, SLIME, Secret Writing and ....Jackie leading the group to discover the fun properties of CO₂(s) and green bubbles, NOT!!!

Chemistry Demonstrations ala Margie, Martha, Jorg and Chris
- N2 (l), oscillating clock, OSU Beaver clock, Luminol, Genie in a Bottle, Dry Ice fountain

Chemistry in a Bag: Place 2 parts CaCl₂, 1 part NaHCO₃ a sealable plasitc bag, then slide in a cup holding 10 mL of 0.1% Phenol Red indicator; Seal the bag;  Mix!!  Make your observations (Color??   Heat?? Gases evolving??)  Use deductive reasoning by doing new experiments to figure out what chemical does what.