Shampoos, Etc

About the Program
The premise of the project was that middle school students, especially girls, could get a meaningful introduction to chemistry through formulation of personal care products. Dr. Anna Tan-Wilson consulted with the Lander Company, a company in Binghamton, NY that produces many of these products for the world market, and determined that of their products, the best ones to include in the program would be shampoo, hair conditioner, shower gel, and hand lotion. The Lander Company lent their procedures and donated the chemicals for the three main components of our program. These were:

* A girls program held at the Roberson Museum and Science Center in Binghamton, NY   * A Teachers' workshop * Classroom visits to the classes of teachers who had attended the workshop

Partners

 * Dr Anna Tan-Wilson, Binghamton University - Department of Biological Sciences
 * The Lander Company, Binghamton, NY
 * The Roberson Museum and Science Center
 * The Union-Endicott School District

Website
Shampoos, Etc!

Tdoty 16:05, 6 July 2006 (EDT)