CBC continues to receive a significant number of outreach requests from different schools and organizations to present and participate in outreach, such as providing demonstrations and interactive demonstrations, scheduling lab tours, having chemistry “magic shows,” meeting potential students, and attending high school career fairs.
CBC has a long history of engaging our community. CBC faculty, staff members, and several volunteer student groups respond to outreach requests from schools and organizations in the Tucson area. We love the opportunities to show the amazing world of chemistry and biochemistry to lifelong learners of all ages!
CBC participates in University High School Penguin Pathways Event
On Friday, February 14th, 2025, Dr. Tara Archuleta and Sam Ellis, CBC Undergraduate, attended the University High School Penguin Pathways Event. Students explored the chemical properties of biological antimicrobials and antibiotics by crystallizing an antimicrobial enzyme, lysozyme. This allowed the students to understand the importance of studying molecular structures in pharmacology and clinical therapeutics. This lesson exposed students to career paths within the fields of biochemistry and chemistry.
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Chemistry Club at Carrillo School
The Chemistry Club participated by presenting a Chemistry (Magic) Show at the STAR PARTY at Carrillo Communication & Creative Arts Magnet School on February 7, 2025. At this event, the kindergarten class had a musical, and there were student projects and art work on the solar system. They also had a planetarium.
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Undergraduate Journal Club at Fruchthendler Elementary School
On February 6, 2025, the Undergraduate Journal Club, represented by members Ryenne Belt, Imani Ralph, Natalie Rawlings, Bryce Wilson, and Olivia Gibbons, participated in a vibrant outreach event at Fruchthendler Elementary School's Family Science Night. Demo experiments included elephant toothpaste, making a glow tube with luminol, and witnessing the high flammability of nitrocellulose by lighting cotton balls on fire! The Undergraduate Journal Club presented to an audience of around 80 elementary school students and parents.
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'Science is Fun' participated at Whitmore Elementary School and St. Peter and Paul School
A month ago, 'Science is Fun' engaged young minds at two schools.
- On January 28th, they visited Whitmore Elementary.
- On January 30th, they brought their enthusiasm to St. Peter and Paul School.
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CBC PAWS at Mesa Verde Elementary
On January 23, 2025, CBC’s PAWS presented Demonstrations at the Mesa Verde Elementary STEM Night.
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