YCC set up 5 hands on experiment stations to compliment exhibits at the Augusta Museum History to teach local children the science behind carbon dating, transportation, and sports. Kids were given a bone to “carbon date” and were guided through radioactive decay and mass spectrometry demonstrations. A sharpie art chromatography station allowed kids to display their artistic side while learning about ink solubility and the molecular separation. Balloon races were designed for

Chukker Creek Elementary School Chemistry Demos YCC held a highly interactive and educational event at Questzone, the after-school program at Chukker Creek Elementary School in Aiken, SC. Starting with a "magic show" packed with demonstrations, followed by hands on experiments by students themselves with YCC volunteers explaining the science behind the magic. Keywords, sublimation and friction, were used to reiterate scientific terms and concepts. Experiments included giant s