Just what is it that we do in the the Chemistry Club @ UC Davis? Throughout the year, we hold many events and demonstrations for audiences of all ages. The following lists demonstrations and past, current, and future events.

Demonstrations (click to watch video on UTube)

2. July 8, 2009, Chemistry Demos at 1 pm, 123 Science Lecture Hall, COSMOS Program

   

1. June 5, 2009, Chemistry courtyard, Kit Carson school visit: 80 students

   

9. April 23, TODS day, Special Chemistry show in the chemistry coutyard.

   

8. Saturday, April 18, 2009, Picnic Day Chemistry Magic Show, Chemistry 194

   
   
   

   Picnic Day 2009 Magic Show (click to watch video on UTube)

   Part 1
   Part 2
   Part 3
   

7. March 27, 10 am Magic Show at Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616

   

6. March 17, 8:30 am Magic Show at Martin Luther King School, Sacramento, CA 95831

   

5. October 25, Magic Show at Fall Festival, Farmers Market, Davis

4. October 18, Hands-on demos at Preview Day, ARC Pavilion, Campus.

   

3. October 10, Magic Show at Letters and Science Centennial Open House, University Club, campus, ~40 visitors

   
   

2. July 18, Magic Show, Chemistry Building Courtyard, ~20 visitors

   

1. July 9, Show for 180 High School Students from COSMOS program, Haring Hall 2205

   
   

12. May 7, Show for Brownie Troop 2196, Davis, ~25 kids

11. April 24, TODS Day, Chemistry Building Courtyard, ~60 visitors

    

10. April 19, UC Davis Picnic Day, 194 Lecture hall on campus, ~1600 visitors

    

9. April 8, Cub Scout Show, Davis, ~30 kids

   

8. February 14, Liquid Nitrogen Icecream ChemClub Party, Chemistry Building

   

7. Nov 3, 1-4 pm, Explorit Center, Davis

   2007 Explorit Science Center, Chemistry Magic Show

   
   

6. Oct 27, 8-12 noon, Davis Fall Festival, Farmers Market, Davis

   

5. Oct 20, 12:30-2:30 pm, Preview Day, ARC Pavilion, UC Davis

4. October 18, 1-2pm, Phoebe Hearst Elementary School, Sacramento, 80 kids

   2007 Phoebe Hearst Elementary School

   
   

3. July 27, 10:30 am, UC Davis summer camp, 350 kids, 1100 Social Science Bldg, UC Davis

   2007 UC Davis Summer Camp

   
   

2. July 13, 1-2 pm; Where: Chemistry Building Courtyard; Who: 60 children from Child Development Center, 545 Birch Lane, Davis

   2007 CDC Chemistry Demo Show

   
   

1. July 10, 2007, 2-3 pm, Chemistry Building Courtyard, 15 teens from COSMOS program

   2007 COSMOS Chemistry Demo Show

   
   

8. June 20, 2007, 8pm, Cub Scout Summer Camp, Woodland, Nelson's Grove: 200 Children

   2007 Nelson's Grove Cub Scout Camp

   
   

7. April 26, 2007, 3pm, TODS day, chemistry courtyard, 40 kids and their parents

6. April 18, 2007, 30-50 mins, Japhet Rauscher, Patwin Elementary School, Davis, CA

5. April 14, 2007, Picnic Day chemistry Magic Show, room 194, chemistry, UC Davis campus, ~1600 visitors

4. Mar 15, 2007, 2-2:30pm, demo in chemistry courtyard, for 20 high school kids from Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at UC Davis

3. Oct 21, 2006: Preview Day in ARC Pavilion, UC Davis: Hands-on demos

2. Oct. 17, 2006, talk, co-hosted by ACS, by Dr. Stanley E. Manahan on Toxicological Chemistry and Green Science, Chem. 179, chemistry, UC Davis.

1. July 14, 2006, chemistry show at the UC Davis Alumni camp at Shady creek, Nevada City, CA ~ 60 UC Davis Alumina and their kids

14. Hands-on demos at the Explorit Center in Davis on Thursday, June 29, 69 attendees.

13. Hands-on demos at the Explorit Center in Davis on Thursday, June 22, 50 attendees.

12. Magic Show on Thursday, June 15, 2006 at the Cooper School in Vacaville, 120 attendees.

11. Magic show on Thursday (Dead Day), June 8, 2006, in room 179 chemistry, for 70 attendees.

10. Davis Explorit Center Chemistry Magic Show, Saturday, June 3, 2006, 45 attendees, 3-60 years old.

    2006 Explorit Show

    
    

9. Oxnard High School (Southern California), Friday, May 19, 2006, 30 chemistry courtyard, 25 high school students

8. Take your Daughter to work day, Thursday, April 27, 2006, chemistry building courtyard, 40 children

   2006 Chemistry Show in the Chemistry Courtyard

   
   

7. Picnic Day Magic show, Saturday, April 22, 2006, 123 Science Lecture Hall, ~2000 attendees, all ages.

6. Black engineering student community, Saturday, April 15, 2006, 179 Lecture Hall, 50 pupils, aged 12-16 years

5. Farmers Market, Davis, Saturday, October 29, 2005, 100 attendees, all ages

   2005 Farmers Market Performance

   
   

4. Preview Day, ARC Pavilion, UC Davis, Saturday, October 23, 2005, 30-50 visitors

3. Explorit Science Center, Davis, August 5, 2005, 40 visitors, mostly children, aged 8-12

   2005 Explorit Chemistry Demo Show

   
   

2. Birch Lane Child Development center, 179 Lecture Hall, August 4, 2005, 100 kids 8-14 years of age

1. Explorit Science Center, July 29, 2005, 50 visitors, mostly children 8-12

6. July 2, 2005, Chemistry Magic Show, campus, 40 kids from Golden State Middle School, Davis

   2005 Year End Celebration

   
   

5. May 14, 2005, Chemistry Magic Show, Explorit Science Center, Davis, 82 visitors

4. April 16, 2005, Chemistry Magic Show, UC Davis Picnic Day, UC Davis, 1600 local guests (see newspaper article, "Chemistry magic show is actually weird science" , The Davis Enterprise, April 10, 2005)

3. Feb. 26, 2005, Chemistry Magic Show, Explorit Science Center, Davis, 375 visitors

2. Jan. 14, 2005, Chemistry Magic Show, Patwin Elementary School, Davis

1. Oct. 16, 2004, Hands-On Chemistry Demos, Majors and Activities Faire, Preview Day

10. April 17, 2004, Chemistry Magic Show, UC Davis Picnic Day, 1600 local visitors (see newspaper article "Fun for all Ages", The Davis Enterprise, April 18, 2004)

    2004 Picnic Day Magic Show

    
    

9. Jan. 17, 2004, Chemistry Magic Show, Explorit Science Center, Davis. 121 visitors (see newspaper article, "Weird Science", The Davis Enterprise, Jan 19, 2004)

8. Oct 31, 2003, Freaky_Friday_Burning_Pumpkin_Halloween show, in front of lecture hall 194 (see picture), UC Davis, approx. 30 students.

7. Oct. 25, 2003, Chemistry Magic Show, Explorit Science Center, Davis

6. Oct. 24, 2003, National Chemistry Week, Hosted talk by Dr. Carlito Lebrilla, "Using Mass Spectroscopy for the Detection of Bioterrorism Agents", 179 Lecture Hall.

5. Oct. 18, 2003, Hands-on Chemistry Demos, Preview Day, Recreation Hall, UC Davis

4. Oct. 15, 2003, Hands-on Chemistry Demos, Majors and Activities Faire, Quad, UC Davis

3. Aug. 19, 2003, Chemistry Magic Show, Early Academic Outreach Program, 40 high school students

2. Aug. 18, 2003, Chemistry Magic Show, Aeggie Kids Camp, 40 elementary school kids

1. Aug. 8, 2003, Chemistry Magic Show, Early Academic Outreach Program, 60 high school students