Have you ever wanted to touch a cloud? You can make this happen by making your own cloud from a cup of water! Participants will quickly cool down the trillions and trillions of molecules of water vapor above a cup of water with dry ice. The dry ice sinks in the water and transforms from the solid state to the vapor state, making lots of bubbles. These bubbles are filled with very, very cold gas and cool the water vapor above the warm water. The cooled water vapor will transform into trillions of tiny water droplets, and you will see the magic of cloud formation. Once the water droplets warm up and transform back to vapor, the cloud disappears. Touch your cloud and take photos while the cloud lasts!
About the Instructor: Nikae Perkinson
Nikae Perkinson has taught for more than three decades in K-12 and higher education. She earned her master’s degree in inorganic chemistry from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she conducted research on nanoparticles. Credentialed in sociology from Appalachian State University, her passions include broadening participation in STEM through multidisciplinary approaches with a social justice lens. She joined the University of Nebraska at Omaha, UNO, in January 2021where she teaches undergraduate chemistry classes and laboratories as a member of the UNO Chemistry Department in the College of Arts and Sciences. Ms. Perkinson is a UNO STEM Trail Center fellow, advisor of the Women in STEM Undergraduate club, and National Chemistry Week coordinator for the local section of the American Chemical Society.
Who: Everyone
Where: 345 Riverfront Drive
When: May 9 // 10AM
Cost: Event is FREE with the cost of daily admission (or Membership).
Event Venue
Kiewit Luminarium, 345 Riverfront Dr, Omaha, NE 68102, United States
