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Chemistry Merit Badge Day
The Baker Group in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University – Bloomington and Indiana University Student Affiliates American Chemical Society Chapter hosted a Boy Scout Merit Badge Day on November 13,2010. Scouts earned the chemistry merit badge by completing the prerequisites and participating in the event. Participants were shown state of the art university chemistry research laboratories and facilities, and discussed science with faculty and students. Photo album


Rogers Field Trip : Creek-Love Class
The Baker Group in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University – Bloomington hosted a tour for a multi-age classroom of 1st and 2nd graders (Sept 23, 2010). Highlights in the chemistry department were shown and a chemistry magic show was performed by James Clark. Special thanks to John Perry (Jacobson Group) and Mr. Clark. Photo Album


See our activity for high school students on self-assembly in J. Chem. Ed.
Investigating Self-Assembly with Macaroni
David A. Burgan and Lane A. Baker
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
J. Chem. Educ., 2009, 86 (6), p 704A
DOI: 10.1021/ed086p704A
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2009
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed086p704A