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Schenectady High School
November 05, 2009
Community Scientists
in the Making
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Sam
Lehrman and Alex Hu |
Enthusiastic
young scientists from Schenectady High School volunteered their
time on a Sunday a few weeks ago at the NYS Museum during
National Chemistry Week.
As the only
high school team at the event, Schenectady students eagerly
hosted two educational booths. At one booth, the high
school scientists taught families from all across the Capital
Region about wonders of the elements. The students made
secret messages using their knowledge of chemistry in the second
booth.
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Brielle Lassiter-Helou and Olivia Leach |
"It was good to
see that kids can learn something about chemistry through a fun
activity," said Olivia Leach, a senior at Schenectady High
School.
In addition to
serving as hosts at the event, the students took some time to
check out demonstrations presented by colleges including Union
and the University at Albany.
"I found every
experiment there very fascinating," said Angela Rojas, a senior
in the Schenectady High School
International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. "I
definitely learned a lot."
Brelle
Lassiter-Helou, a senior in the IB program enjoyed working with
younger children. "It was nice to interact with the
children and get them interested in chemistry," said Lassiter-Helou.
"This not only happened in our booth but in all the other booths
as well."
Schenectady
students Nick Hyson, Madeline Kodesh and Kris Casey-Boehm also
participated. |
