Chemistry - Its Effect on Everyday Life
Leader | Dick |
Meeting pattern | 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 2.00-4.00 pm |
Venue | South Horrington |
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Our meetings continue to be on the second Tuesday of each month, from 2 to 4 pm.
We group looks at the role of Chemistry in Everyday Life. We are much more involved in looking at how Chemistry impacts on our everyday life. The group still works in the same way in that each person takes it in turn to prepare then present a 45 to 60 minute talk on their chosen topic.
The programme for the rest of 2023 is very varied.
- August 8th Jim will talk about Synthetic Aviation Fuel
- September 12th Helen will make a presentation on "Fermentation"
- October 10th Bob and Mary will talk on the topic of "Chemistry of the Brain"
- November 14th Steve will talk on "Distillation"
- December 12th Jim will make a presentation "Christmas Capers"
The last few topics discussed were:
- Jan 2023 Helen gave us a talk "Methane – Friend or Foe", which led to a very lively discussion.
- Feb 2023 Alison informed us with a presentation "Hemp - What can it be Used for? Part 1". Didn't know there were so many uses.
- Mar 2023 Jim gave us a talk on "The Science of Washing Clothes"
- Apr 2023 Steve made a presentation on "Comparison of Plastics to Other Materials and new Novel forms of Plastics"
- June 2023 Alison continued her topic with "Hemp What can it be Used for ? Part 2"
- July 2023 Dick gave us an excellent presentation on "Chemicals from Plants"
So as you can see it is very much a self-taught group with each person taking it in turn to research and present roughly an hours’ worth of information on their selected subject. This is generally followed by another hour of discussion loosely based around the topic of the presentation, but it can easily slide off into other interesting avenues.
We have the ability to show PowerPoint/Photo file presentations via a laptop linked to a TV. Through this system we can also play YouTube and other website video clips.
Some presenters use the modern technology others use paper copies and handouts. Both are perfectly fine.