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Cool and Creative Chemistry

What do the human body and a car engine have in common? How do plants make food from sunlight? What makes fireflies light up?

Energy produced by chemical reactions fuels living systems. This program shows how energy is used in living systems by demonstrating some of the chemical reactions that are important in metabolism and respiration, photosynthesis, and bioluminescence. These lively and illuminating demonstrations have been developed by CU’s Chemistry and Biochemistry Club.

This project received funding from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

Limited grant funds are available to qualifying schools. Please call for details.

Supports Colorado Model Content Standards: 1, 2, 3, 5.

in partnership with the CU Chemistry and Biochemistry Club.