Friday November 9th – Saturday November 10th, 2012: Casey and Dr. Caran will be presenting a talk titled: “ChemDemo Website & Workshop: Catalysts for Science Educators” about the resources they have available for teachers.
Saturday October, 15 2012: JMU ChemDemo collaborated with JMU’s National Science Teachers’ Association Chapter to do a series of demos for boy scouts at the Stonewall Jackson Area Council’s Camporee at James Madison’s estate, Montpelier.
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Sunday August 19th – Thursday August 23rd, 2012: Casey will be giving two talks on Sunday.
In this demo a ping pong ball with a hole along the seam is submerged in liquid nitrogen (-196⁰C) to fill it. When removed, the nitrogen in the ball boils and is forced out of the hole in a stream. The stream, which comes out at an angle, causes the ball to spin away from the stream. The “stream” that we see is condensed water vapor, not nitrogen gas.
In this “trash-to-treasure” activity, polystyrene clamshell containers (#6 plastic) are used to make hard plastic art pieces. When polystyrene clamshell containers are produced, the material is heated and stretched into a mold, thus locking the material in an extended state. When this material is heated again, it returns to its unstretched size and shape. This property can be utilized to create a range of crafts, including buttons, key chains, luggage tags and jewelry. If students mass their plastic before and after, this could also be tied to the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Friday July 20th, 2012: Casey and Dr. Caran hosted 31 science from around Virginia on for an all day Chemistry Demonstration Workshop.
Tuesday July 17th, 2012: JMU ChemDemo did a chemistry “magic show” at the Highland County Library in Monterey, VA as part of their summer program.
Monday July 9th, 2012: JMU ChemDemo did a set of demos and activities with students at Waynesboro High School as part of their Purple and Gold Connections program. For more…
Tuesday July 3rd, 2012: We did a chemistry “magic show” for clients at NW Works.
Monday June 25th – Thursday June 29th, 2012: Casey and 6 JMU Chem professors helped run a science camp at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB).