ACS day rocks kids’ chemistry world
Lane Students at ACS day at Museum of Science and Industry.
American Chemical Society (ACS), holds a day during the school year that is just for chemistry. This year, Lane students went to the Museum of Science and Industry to help teach kids of all ages about different chemistry concepts. Kids come with their families, friends, and schools.
Connie Machuca, Div. 666, went to help out with all the demonstrations.
“ACS day is a day to remember why chemistry is important in our everyday lives,” Machuca said.
At the demonstration table for Lane, the volunteer students acted as teachers and explained the chemistry concepts using hands-on activities. One is the density bottle. A bottle is filled with water and two types of beads are put in. One type of bead is less dense than the other and therefore floats above the other bead.
“[Explaining the topics] was somewhat hard for me,” Machuca said. “I mostly encountered 7-12 year olds.”
Machuca also noticed that even with the activities that made it easier to understand some concepts, the younger kids did not grasp the ideas very well.
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