Why would a teenage girl want to attend Cool Chemistry?
First, it’s going to be tons of fun. Second, the girls will learn about modern issues in chemistry by doing hands-on experiments. Third, middle school and high school is when girls often begin to lose interest in science, because it is perceived as being “too hard” or “not cool.” We want to counter those impressions by providing an environment where girls work together to use the scientific process of questioning, hypothesizing, and experimenting to solve relevant problems. The Cool Chemistry planning committee is in general agreement that workshops like this one along with encouraging mentors and teachers inspired us to study chemistry, and we’d like to provide that for others. Finally, who wouldn’t want to see the awesome demos we’ve got planned for the end of the workshop, and taste the liquid nitrogen ice cream we’ll be making?
