As a part of a community outreach program, undergraduates in the Wesley College science program participated in an event to inspire kids (in grades 1 � 8) to think about the elementary principles in chemistry. In order to demonstrate that chemistry is involved in daily life, a variety of experiments were chosen as a way to pique the kids' interest. One demonstration used hand boilers to help illustrate that thermal energy released from a participant's hand can impact the chemistry of an external system. Other demonstrations depicted how energy interacted in the environment and in chemical reactions. Examples in these experiments included the use of heat sensitive paper to make bookmarks, and using specially designed balls to exhibit electricity. Another popular demonstration was using UV light sensitive beads to show how energy can be transferred through light (even when one cannot see the light). Such hands-on demonstrations not only improved the learning experience of the participating elementary school students, but also helped the participating Wesley undergraduates learn the importance of helping educate the next generation while getting involved with the local community.This undergraduate project is supported, in part, by the Delaware INBRE and EPSCoR programs - supported by grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences - NIGMS (8 P20 GM103446-13) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a National Science Foundation (NSF) Delaware EPSCoR grant EPS-0814251.

�Energy: Now and Forever!�� Wesley College efforts during National Chemistry Week

247th National Meeting (2014)

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