National Newspaper Week Chemistry Quiz

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Dear LM_NETTERS,

The 6th grade science classes at my K-6 building are participating in
the National Newspaper Week Chemistry Quiz.  This consists of 15
questions centered around the theme of chemistry professions.  We are a
small school with Internet connections and a small reference
collection.  We do have Occupational Outlook Handbook thanks to our
guidance counselor but it is not technical enough.  Here is 1 of the 3
questions for today:
"The products I develop help relieve sticky situations, reduce friction
and generally keep the world of industry running smoothly.  Machines can
work without my products, but not for long.  We used to use animal
products in the early days, but most of our amterials now come from
petroleum and silicone compounds.  My chemistry is part of a field known
as tribology.  What kind of chemist am I?"

The students came up with the answer tribologist using the internet but
I doubt that that is the answer since the word tribology is used in the
question.
    I have searched using Hotbot, Dogpile and AskJeeves and the keywords
chemists, career and education but am finding sites too general or else
they are job postings.  Does anyone have suggestions for an internet
site or reference book common to public or high school libraries?
    By the way students are allowed to ask any adult other than their
science teacher for the answer so I can do the work while they watch.
I'd love to impress this teacher and already have with some of the
preliminary work I did.
TIA for any help

Nadena Kramer, librarian
Second District Elementary School
Meadville, PA   16335
kramer@toolcity.net

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