"Science does not know its debt to imagination." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Excitement and eagerness fill up the room like a gas fills up its container. Smiles and amazement spread across individuals’ faces as scientific concepts are explained. There is even the occasional declaration, “Wow, science is so cool!” This is either a description of a science professor’s nightly dreams or chemistry club demonstrations at the San Antonio Children’s Museum. In this case, I am describing the wonderful volunteering opportunity at the San Antonio’s Children Museum. Since I joined Chemistry Club my freshman year, I have been going to the Children’s Museum every other Saturday to share my love of science to the kids there. I enjoy it so much that I became VP of Outreach for the Chemistry Club. With a group of three to five people, we perform experiments to explain basic chemistry concepts. The experiments we usually perform include a water “tornado”, the “disappearing” Styrofoam cup, the magic potions, the amazing color changing solutions, and the making of slime. Instead of going into all of the details about each experiment, I want to encourage you to come volunteer or watch them in action at the Children’s Museum! Not only do you impart your passion for the sciences, but you also are encouraged by the pure enthusiasm and creativity that the children share with you. It is truly a unique and wonderful way to enhance your diligent work in lecture and lab.
children's museum by Leigh Anna Logsdon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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