Student Tribune
Chemistry Faculty/Students Conduct Outreach at Destiny House
Earlier in July, chemistry faculty and MCC students conducted an outreach
event for children staying at the Destiny House at Wilson Commencement Park in
Rochester. The hour long event included a variety of hands-on activities
investigating the chemistry of candies. MCC volunteers guided the children
through experiments related to the acidity of sour candies, floating m’s
of M&M’s, why Pop Rocks pop, and creating “gummy worms”
with sodium alginate and calcium chloride. Volunteers consisted of
current MCC students, Chelsea Davis and Sommer Le, former MCC student Shannon
DeSell, and chemistry faculty Ryan Clemens and Brian Edelbach. Thank you
to all the volunteers for making the event a success. If anyone is
interested in participating in future outreach events, please contact Ryan
Clemens at rclemens@monroecc.edu.
Clemens, Ryan
Chemistry and Geosciences
07/26/2022