Greater Houston Section

Science Demo Day and Earth Day Celebrations at HMNS

22 Apr 2026 6:10 PM | ACS GHS (Administrator)


The Houston Museum of Natural Science - Matter and Motion Hall hosted a Science Demonstration Day on March 28, 2026, bringing science to life. Demonstrations included investigations into the principles of magnetism, Faraday's Law, the plasma ball, white light, and others to the delight of the visitors which packed the hall.


A volunteer from ACS (Kerry Spillker) was on site to provide demonstrations on the wonders of chemistry. Demonstrations included the chemistry and properties of carbon dioxide, vanishing colors, burning money and the crowd favorite, Elephant Toothpaste. None of this would have been possible without the chemist's Magic Pitcher.

  

Kerry also participated in the HMNS Celebration: Earth - Safeguarding Our Planet on April 21, 2026. In keeping with the CCEW 2026 theme, Into the Woods with Chemistry,  Kerry demonstrated Green Chemistry in HMNS Matter and Motion Hall Demonstration Station, discussing photosynthesis by which trees absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide and produce water and the oxygen we breathe, principles of light reflection and refraction, creating carbon dioxide gas and extinguishing a flame, chemiluminescence, capillary forces in plants and demonstrating the energy stored in nuts.

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