Citizen Scientists: Summer Course Takes Hands-On Approach to Environmental Issues

“It’s a Small World” might seem an odd soundtrack for a chemistry course, but the chirpy chorus begins every time students in Environmental Chemistry rig their tabletop wind turbines just right. First they connect a string of lights to the turbine, test the volts of energy and, finally, hook the turbine up to a small circuit board to see the energy they’ve created. With success comes a Disney tune.