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Holiday Chemistry from the

American Chemical Society

Presented by: Michael Tinnesand and Erica Jacobsen

Erica Jacobsen• Former Precollege Editor of the Journal of

Chemical Education• Consultant for ACS ChemClub program

Michael Tinnesand• Retired high school chemistry teacher• Former Associate Director of the ACS Education

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Introducing today’s presenters…

How to Include Holiday Chemistry in Your Classroom

• Include relevant holiday labs, activities and demonstrations as part of regular classwork

• Use as a reward

• Holiday Demonstration Show

• Activities for ChemClubs

• Community or School Outreach

• Open House or Back-to-School Nights

• Event for “special” schedules

FALLLabor DayNCWHalloweenVeterans DayThanksgiving

Other (list)

WINTERChristmasHanukkahNew YearMLKPresident’s DayValentine’s Day

SPRINGSt. Patrick’s DayEasterEarth DayApril Fools’ Day

When Do You Celebrate Holiday Chemistry?

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Royal Institution Chemistry Lectures 1825–Present

Famous Holiday Chemistry Lectures

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Famous Holiday Chemistry LecturesOnce Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri

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Bytesize ScienceFestive Science: A Holiday Chemistry Lab

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Bibliography• Royal Institution Chemistry Lectures

Video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDR-9i_kVPE&feature=share&list=SPD58EBEADDF6B248A

• Once upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of ShakhashiriVideo clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vq-6HDJvFQ

Past shows http://www.teachersource.com/product/chemical-demonstration-videos

• Bytesize Science: Festive Science—A Holiday Chemistry Lab

Video http://vimeo.com/8217840

Related marbling activity “Colorful Lather Printing” http://pubs.acs.org/page/jceda8/classroom.html

Yes NoDo your students currently study any of these topics?Viscosity, polymers, redox, intermolecular interactions, effect of size on reactions.

Are any of these activities attractive substitutes or additions to your current curriculum?

Opinion Poll

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Questions or Comments?

Snow Ice Cream

• 1 gallon clean snow

• sweetened condensed milk

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• Mix and eat snow ice cream.

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Poinsettia pH Paper

• poinsettia 'flowers' • beaker or cup • hot plate or boiling water • scissors or a blender • filter paper or coffee filters

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Crystal Frost Window Paint

• Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate)

• hot water • few drops liquid dishwashing

detergent

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Bibliography

• Snow Ice

Creamhttp://chemistry.about.com/od/snowsnowflakes/a/snowicecream.

htmwww.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/homemade-ice-cream-sick-science (a baggie ice cream lab)http://scienceofeverydaylife.discoveryeducation.com/families/pdfs/activities/Kitchen-Chemistry.pdf (If you do not have access to snow)

• Poinsettia pH Paperhttp://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryblogs/a/poinsettia.htm

• Crystal Frost Window Painthttp://chemistry.about.com/od/crystalsforkids/a/Crystal-Frost-Window-Paint.htm

Yes NoDo your students currently study any of these concepts?Solubility, polarity, phase change, characteristic properties of matter, acids and bases, pH, indicators, statesof matter, crystallization.

Are any of these activities attractive substitutes or additions to your current curriculum?

Opinion Poll

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Questions or Comments?

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Redox Ornaments

•Galvanized iron squares•Design created using masking tape•Zinc coating removed•Iron treated with copper solution

Photo by M

att Sciuto

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Chemistry Lawn Ornaments

•Erlenmeyer

•Round bottom flask

•Beaker

Photo provided by Jeffrey B

racken

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Holiday Treats

• Variegated Disaccharide “J” Tubes

• Partial Thermal Degradation of Mixed Saccharides with Protein Inclusions

Wikim

edia Com

mons / M

ikereichold

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Bibliography• Redox Ornaments

Chott, K. A. Redox chemistry lab. Chem13 News, Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011, pp 3–5.

• Chemistry Lawn OrnamentsBracken, J. D. An erlenmeyer flask ornament. Chem13 News, Dec. 1998, p 4.Barker, G. K., Jr. Beaker and round bottom flask ornaments. Chem13 News, Apr. 2004, pp 6–7.

• Holiday Treatshttp://www.hschem.org/Laboratory/ConstructionofVariegatedDisaccharide.pdf (candy canes)http://www.chymist.com/peanut%20brittle.pdf (peanut brittle)Catelli, E. Peanut brittle. ChemMatters, Dec. 1991, pp 4–7.

Questions or Comments?

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A Chemistry Christmas Carol

Meanwhile, in a stockroom, poor Rubidium Cratchet, the lab technitium, was washing dishes in ice cold water. Ebenezer only allowed him one piece of carbon paper for all the lab reports and one small candle to aluminum. A graduate of Berkelium College in Californium, Rub was no Einsteinium, but he wasn't so-dium, either. He did tend right to bismuth on time.

It was six o'clock on Christmas Eve, and Rub asked to go holmium early. "You've got a lot of gallium," replied Ebenezer. "I'll be francium, but fermium. Hafnium a day's work, halfnium a day's pay."

How many times are elements mentioned in this story excerpt?

Apologies to Charles Dickens

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A Chemistry Christmas Carol

How many times were elements mentioned in the story excerpt?

A. 0B. 5C. 10D. 15E. 20

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A Chemistry Christmas Carol

Meanwhile, in a stockroom, poor Rubidium Cratchet, the lab technitium, was washing dishes in ice cold water. Ebenezer only allowed him one piece of carbon paper for all the lab reports and one small candle to aluminum. A graduate of Berkelium College in Californium, Rub was no Einsteinium, but he wasn't so-dium, either. He did tend right to bismuth on time.

It was six o'clock on Christmas Eve, and Rub asked to go holmiumearly. "You've got a lot of gallium," replied Ebenezer. "I'll be francium, but fermium. Hafnium a day's work, halfnium a day's pay."

Where are the elements?

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Chemistry CarolsTest Tubes Bubbling(to the tune of Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

Test tubes bubbling in a water bathStrong smells nipping at your nose. Tiny molecules with their atoms all aglow Will find it hard to be inert tonight.

They know that Chlorine's on its way He's loaded lots of little electrons on his sleigh And every student's slide rule is on the sly To see if the teacher really can multiply.

And so I offer you this simple phrase To chemistry students in this room Although it's been said many times, many ways Merry molecules to you.

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Sample Chemistry Carol Presentation

Video from Caddo Parish Magnet High School via You Tube

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Bibliography

• A Chemistry Christmas Carolhttp://employees.oneonta.edu/helsertl/ChemXmasCarol.html

• Chemistry Carols http://people.bu.edu/metalman/chemistry_xmas_carols.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIIypRR1cO8

• ACS High School ChemClubs, click on “Activities & Events” for more online holiday resourceswww.acs.org/chemclub

Opinion Poll

Yes No

Do your students currently study any of these concepts?Redox, periodic table, foodchemistry.

Are any of these activities attractive substitutes or additions to your current curriculum?

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Questions or Comments?

Thank you for joining us!

http://icanhasscience.com

Michael Tinnesandmjtinnesand@gmail.com

Erica Jacobsen

jacobsen@jce.acs.org

Erica Jacobsen• Former Precollege Editor of the Journal of

Chemical Education• Consultant for ACS ChemClub program

Michael Tinnesand• Retired high school chemistry teacher• Former Associate Director of the ACS Education

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