Other
Things You'll See
At Chem Day 2001
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Chemistry
Outreach Program
Undergraduate and graduate students from the University
of Minnesota have been visiting schools demonstrating and discussing chemistry
for a number of years. Their demonstrations are very visual and focus
on chemical transformations such as polymer synthesis, exothermic and
endothermic reactions, chemical reactions which produce light or electricity,
and catalysis. Vist the 210 Smith Hall teaching lab and see the many fasinating
demonstrations and ask these students questions about chemistry careers.
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The
World Of Chemistry Videos
Nature's chemical world has an ingenious and beautiful
architecture. Journey through this exciting world with Nobel laureate
Roald Hoffmann as your guide. The foundations of chemical structures and
their behavior are explored in theory, illustrated with computer animation,
and in practice, with fascinating demonstrations and on-site footage at
working industrial and research laboratories. Distinguished scientists
help magnify the minute chemical building blocks of all matter, and discuss
yesterday's breakthroughs and today's challenges.
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Back
By Popular Demand:
Chemistry
Bingo
How well do you know the elements of the periodic
table? Test your knowledge:
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This gas was discovered in 1774 by Priestley & Scheele
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It's name means acid forming
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3rd most abundant element in the sun
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Makes up about a half of everything on earth
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21% of the atmosphere by volume
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2/3rds of the human body
If you knew that this was OXYGEN you'd look for the symbol on your card.
Get five elements in a row and win a prize. Chem Bingo will take place
in Smith 231 from 1:00 to 2:30.
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Tour
of Facilities
"The Day In The Life Of A Molecule"
Ever wonder how chemists determine what's in their
test tube? Take a 40 minute tour of the University of Minnesota's Department
of Chemistry facilities. See how a compound is synthesized and purified.
Follow the molecule on to the analytical labs where Mass Spectrometers
are used to determine its mass and ion properties; X-Ray Crystallography
is used to determine its molecules structure; and on to the Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy Lab to see all that a proton NMR spectrum can explain
about a compound. You will get copies of the actual spectra. These guided
tours start at 12:30 from the Smith Hall lobby and at 15 minute intervals
thereafter until 3:00. Pick up tour tickets at the reception desk on Chem
Day.
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Colleges
& Companies Who Have
Participated
In Chem Day In The Past
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3M, Ashland Petroleum, Augsburg College, Bemidji State Univ.,
Cargill, Inc., Carleton College, Center for Interfacial Engineering, Century
College, College of St. Benedict/St. John's Univ., College of St. Catherine,
Concordia College, Dow Brands, Inc., ECOLAB, Inc., EnviroStaff, General Mills,
Gillette Co., Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline Univ., H.B. Fuller, Honeywell,
Inc., Lab Support, Lilly Research Laboratories, LKT Laboratories, Macalester
College, Medtronic, Inc., Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, Minneapolis
Community & Technical College, Minntech Co., Moorhead State Univ., Normandale
Community College, Osmonics, Inc., Pillsbury Technology Center, Southwest State
Univ., St. Olaf College, Univ. of Minnesota, Univ. of St. Thomas, Univ. of Wisconsin-River
Falls, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Valspar Co., Winona State Univ.
