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Show Chem Teaching Innovation Wiggles Way to Fame Rv .Inriv f 1 . sion. Different from any dance steps now in use, "Molecules a Go-Go" shows great promise; with practice and a couple of quarters of chemistry or a good science background it can be done by anyone. The "happening" was praised as an innovation in teaching this aspect of chemistry. The demonstration dem-onstration was applauded wildly wild-ly by the students and none the less by the professor. One student stu-dent complained that he thought it should have been given at the beginning of the class instead of the end. He explained that although he was fully awake now, he had slept through the entire lecture beforehand. Most students agreed that this particular par-ticular example of learning-with-lyrics was both informative and stimulating. ( ' I w Si f '? 5: S V V i s 1 lh I f ! f : I ifia' . , I ' ? ' k ' ikiir- ' f By Jody Larson Staff Writer Friday morning the students of Chem 16 gained new insight into the complicated and intricate intri-cate motions of electrons in molecules by means of a truly-awe-inspiring' visual demonstration. demonstra-tion. Spurred on by love of learning, learn-ing, the Chemical Bonds with Ethel Grange consented to lend their talents to a rousing rendition ren-dition of "Molecules a Go-Go", a song and dance created by Dr. Hicks of Georgia State. The dance is based upon the motions of atoms observed in various molecules. Ethel Orange, not her real name ($25 a night), had the full attention of the eager-to-learn young chemists as she climbed on top of the long demonstration dem-onstration table and made clear to all exactly what was involved in these motions, to the accompaniment accom-paniment of psychedelic lighting light-ing and the steady guitar and bongo beat and vocal lead of the Chemical Bonds. Among the motions demonstrated demon-strated in the dance were the symmetric and asymmetric stretch, the ethylene twist and wag, and the ammonia inver- irpt! Molecules A Go-Go H ' -Photo by Phil Derby |