byop, chem-nerd style, take 2

Fresh from the success of last night's sharing of science with others, I was ready for more!

This time, I knew I would be holding court and leading demonstrations, so I left the armbands to be made on the spot by the participants, but I brought the etched-copper stickers - with cool stuff like "BOO!" that I'd written - as giveaway treats.

In all, I brought fifteen sets of goodies!
 

I didn't end up with as many children at Robin's party.

Only Asher, her grandson, was really old enough to get craftsy with chemistry, but he did so quite enthusiastically!

Once Monique and Betsy heard my patter, they came over to make uv-detecting armbands, too, and play with self-inflating balloons, and admire the copper stickers - Betsy is even wearing one of those!

And here's Asher, proudly showing off his armband that he made all by himself!

Notice, please, that none of the beads are white.

That means it's working!

The beads that were white are now lavender and pale blue and pale orange, indicating that sunblock should be worn, even though the sky is partly clouded.

He particularly liked that his armband worked and that I gave him the leftover materials to share with his classmates.

I particularly liked that he had such curiosity about chemistry.

Robin took this shot of me talking early on with him about tungsten, my favorite element - because it's found in wolfram! 

Now, he likes that element, too!

What about pumpkins at this carving party?

Well, there were plenty of those!

Here's my biggest little brother, Smitty, with his contribution to the frivolity: Wicked, ain't it?

I doubt he's ever seen the musical; he just thought the pattern was cool and that's why he did it!

Yet another permanent pumpkin to add to his growing collection!

My littlest little brother, Tony, chose to do a more traditional design on a more traditional surface - that of the real vegetable.

Still, it looks pretty wicked, too, and will be great on their porch for Halloween!

As for me, I didn't carve a gourd of any kind this time around.

Pumpkin guts are icky!

LOL!!

I came to drop some science...

and I did!

To paraphrase the conqueror's famous Latin phrase:

Veni.  

Vidi.  

Ego stillantur quaedam scientiae!

(smile!)