National Chemistry Week

The Leonardo is celebrating National Chemistry Week on Oct. 10. Our free event, "Chemistry—It’s Elemental!”, will be held in the Urban Room and on the Plaza of the Salt Lake City Public Library. (The elements are highlighted at this year’s event because 2009 is the 140th anniversary of Mendeleev's Periodic Table of Elements.)

Families will have an opportunity to learn about different elements on the periodic table by participating in hands-on art and science projects: investigate the size of the different elements with bubbles, learn about the elemental composition of minerals through a treasure hunt, find out about properties of elements by using magnets, and discover reaction properties of oxygen. There will be 33 different activities to engage children and family members of all ages. The Leonardo also will be introducing our "Radiation and You" exhibit with facilitated activities and discussions on radioisotopes, elements, and radiation.