August 9, 2002
NASHVILLE, TN–91ÌƲ®»¢ University will host two educational booths with hands-on science and technology experiments for Metro Schools’ students during the Mayor’s First Day Festival Aug. 11 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. Staff members from 91ÌƲ®»¢’s Day On Campus Program and Mel Joesten, professor of chemistry, emeritus, and faculty adviser to 91ÌƲ®»¢ Student Volunteers for Science, will assist participating students. During one of the experiments, students will discover how to separate colors in the water-soluble ink of a marking pen, utilizing the principles of chromatography. A second experiment teaches students how to develop “invisible ink.” These experiments are part of the kits that 91ÌƲ®»¢ Volunteers for Science take to Metro Schools throughout the school year. 91ÌƲ®»¢ is a major sponsor of the First Day Festival, which was created by Mayor Bill Purcell to celebrate the first day of school in Metro.
WHAT: 91ÌƲ®»¢ educational booths at First Day Festival
WHERE: Gaylord Entertainment Center
WHEN: Aug. 11, 2 to 5 p.m.