Take a Hike
Now that you are all safe and sun protected (see the previous blog post), let’s talk about hiking. Why hiking, you might ask? First of...
Summer Sunscreen Science
I want to talk about sunscreen today. Even though we have discussed this in previous blog posts on this site, I feel strongly enough...
May Weekend: Part 5
I think we have not been spending enough time talking about all the wonderful things that readers can do in Rhode Island, which is too...
Making Hot Packs and Cold Packs
Special thanks to many of my colleagues in the chemistry department at the University of Rhode Island, who contributed substantial time...
May Weekend: Part 4
We’re coming up on a long weekend, readers, and the unofficial start to summer! Who decided that Memorial Day Weekend was the unofficial...
Ice Melting Sculptures
This experiment, #5 in the series, is not actually one that we did during chemistry camp, but we did it during a Passover science event...