Available
on DVD!
Dr.
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Professor of Chemistry at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, is renowned nationwide for his chemical
demonstration shows, and in particular for his annual presentation,
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri
. For over 35 years, this science-oriented entertainment has
played to packed houses at such varied locations as the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, the National Academy of Sciences and the
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, and
Boston's Museum of Science, and it has been televised by stations
across the country. The 38th Annual Presentation
from 2007 is now available on DVD.
Also available on are the shows from 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
and 2002 (DVD and VHS), and 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, and
1996, the 25th Anniversary show from 1994, and the 1993 presentation
(all on VHS only).
In
these fun-packed and educational presentations, Professor
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri demonstrates
balloons
that explode and balloons that collapse
liquids that change color and liquids that solidify
polymers that expand and polymers that shrink
solutions that glow in the dark
and many more fascinating and exciting experiments, including
some you can do at home.
The
Holiday lecture videos can be ordered from:
Check
the Educational Innovations Web site at www.teachersource.com
