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Kids discover science at La Grande Farmers Market
EOU Chemistry Club
will provide hands-
on activities Oct. 16
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
L
A GRANDE — Youth who
visit the La Grande Farmers
Market this Saturday will have the
chance to see science in action,
thanks to the Chemistry Club
from Eastern Oregon University.
“We try to inspire the next
generation to be interested in
science,” said Anna Cavinato,
EOU professor of chemistry.
The club will be at the market
from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct.
16. It is held in downtown La
Grande in Max Square.
Cavinato said this activity is
celebrating National Chemistry
Week.
“Chemists all over the world
are encouraged to celebrate
chemistry in diff erent ways,
including outreach,” she said.
The theme is “Fast or Slow
— Chemistry Makes It Go.”
Cavinato said this references
the variable rates of chemical
reactions. All the market activi-
ties will be “fun and safe.”
“We like the children to actu-
ally do the activities them-
selves,” she said.
She hopes to also have
information on science experi-
ments that children can do at
home.
The EOU Chemistry club has
20 to 30 members. It meets
every other Monday at EOU.
The club has, for 12 years
in a row, earned an outstand-
ing award from the American
Chemical Society. This honor,
Cavinato said, is based on the
club’s yearly activities such
as outreach, Girls in Science,
professional development, and
Anna Cavinato/Contributed photo
The EOU Chemistry Club demon-
strates how to use liquid nitrogen to
make ice cream. The club will off er
hands-on science activities for chil-
dren during the La Grande Farmers
Market on Saturday, Oct. 16.
work on campus including tu-
toring and teaching assistants.
“That’s another reason to
celebrate,” Cavinato said.
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