Enjoying the Minnesota State Fair, Summer 2008
We took a day out to enjoy the biggest state fair in the country as a group (though we were missing a few folks).
The group enjoying one of many available fried foods (battered potatoes).
Kathy petting a very sweet sheep.
Kyle, Melissa, and Yu-Shen with the biggest pig (Squeaky).
Everyone ready to enjoy the lumberjack show.
Clark came along to experience his very first fair.
Nate and Kyle enjoying all you can drink milk and Sweet Martha's cookies.
Kathy and Melissa also enjoying warm chocolate chip cookies.
Chemistry Day at West 7th Community Center, Summer 2008
Our 3rd annual visit to the West 7th Community Center was on July 8, 2008 where 80 kids did chemistry experiments with the Haynes group (and friends).
One of our kids enjoying his slime.
Kyle, Yu-Shen, and Emily work with the kids on our new acid/base invisible ink activity.
Kids making slime with Kathy, Bryce, and Christy (not shown).
Nate talks to the kids about sublimation and density with a dry ice activity.
Shencheng freezes racquet balls and flowers with the kids - a very popular, and loud, station.
Rick and Courtney (not shown) lead the kids in exploring the properites of dry ice with bubbles, balloons, and popping tubes.
Melissa and Sara run the filter paper candy chromatography activity (with Michelle, not pictured).
Kathy has an enthusiastic audience for liquid nitrogen ice cream.
Shencheng and Melissa make another huge batch of liquid nitrogen ice cream.
Visiting the Apple Orchard, Fall 2007
The Haynes lab visited Aamodt's apple orchard in November 2007 to welcome Yu-Shen and Melissa to the group and celebrate Fall.
There was a petting zoo at the orchard. Here's Shencheng feeding a llama.
Bryce and Lindsay admiring the goats and sheep at the petting zoo.
All of us enjoying hot cider and the beautiful day.
The apple orchard is also home to a small vineyard. Here, Sara, Tina, Charles, and Yu-Shen are tasting these local wines.
Here we are after drinking a lot of hot cider and enjoying the crisp day.
Chemistry Day at West 7th Community Center, Summer 2007
The Haynes lab (and some friends from other research groups) visited the West 7th Community Center again in July 2007. The day started with a few demonstrations - including the very popular soda fountain, elephant toothpaste, and glow stick kinetics. Then, the kids rotated through 5 hands-on activities where they had fun and learned some chemistry. We ended the day by making liquid nitrogen ice cream.
Lindsay started two simultaneous soda fountains. Only a few kids ended up wet.
Bryce taught the kids about catalysts and chemical reactions when doing the "elephant toothpaste" demo.
Nate showed how temperature influences the rate of chemical reactions by cooling and heating chemiluminescent glow sticks.
Sara and Sarah did filter paper chromatography with the kids.
Shencheng and Nate used dry ice and liquid nitrogen to teach the kids about phases of matter.
Bryce and Lindsay ran the popular, and messy, polymer slime station.
Aaron and Hanna taught the kids about properties of polymers and synthesized some nylon.
Audrey and Daniel taught the kids about acids and bases with red cabbage indicator and solutions of household products.
These kids were great!
Of course, we ended the day by making liquid nitrogen ice cream.
It was a big group this year! The kids yelled "Chemistry Rules" as we took this picture.
Chemistry Day at West 7th Community Center, Summer 2006
The Haynes lab visited the West 7th Community Center in July 2006. The day started with a few demonstrations - including the very popular soda fountain. Then, the kids rotated through 6 hands-on activities where they had fun and learned some chemistry. We ended the day by making liquid nitrogen ice cream.
This is the West 7th Community Center where 50 kids participate in the "Summer in the City" Program.
Virginia is ready to make slime with the kids and teach them about polymers.
Karen is ready to teach the kids about acids and bases while they make plant-based indicators and test the pH of household solutions.
We started with some demonstrations and a short lecture about atoms and phases of matter.
Here, Shencheng and Eva talk to the kids about color and separations while doing some filter paper chromatography.
Bryce talks about atmospheric chemistry and pollution while demonstrating the reaction between ozone and terpenes.
Christy and the students use gold nanoparticle solutions as electrolyte sensors.
Adam and the kids explore the properties of dry ice and other unusual solids.
We end the day by making liquid nitrogen ice cream.