Outreach

The KU Chemistry Club is known in the Lawrence and KU community for its excellent community outreach and STEM education demonstrations. In the past, members have organized a variety of demonstrations, including:

• Air pressure and density experiments for Webelos scouts (Scientist belt loop)
• An introduction to chemistry for Girl Scouts
• Liquid nitrogen ice cream for the KU Engineering Expo and REU students
• CSI: KU day for local high school students
• Frozen Flames chemistry musical for the annual Carnival of Chemistry
• Oobleck and slime for local students
• States of matter and phase changes for kindergartners
• ​Alka-Seltzer rockets for elementary students
• Acid-base experiments at the USD 497 and Douglas County Science Fair
• Science of coffee and root beer for the 2012 Carnival of Chemistry and many more!

Other demonstrations in development include:

• Nanotechnology
• Molecular gastronomy
• Green chemistry and sustainability

Standard chemical safety procedures are heeded at all times. These demonstrations can be tailored to small groups up to school-wide assemblies, for kindergartners through high school students. Contact us if your organization is interested in these types of hands-on science demonstrations and activities.