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Interesting proposal, Melissa.
I happened to see this ACS link:
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/emergency-lesson-plan-fireworks-what-do-we-know-about-fireworks/further-exploration-activities-emergency-lesson-plan-on-fireworks-what-do-we-know-about-fireworks.html
Which led to this American Pyrotechnics Association link: http://www.americanpyro.com/State%20Laws%20%28main%29/statelaws.html
and http://www.americanpyro.com/state-law-directory
My guess on the proposal to send up rockets in Pasadena, it's not going to fly.
Eric
Eric Clark, MS, CCHO, CHMM
Environmental & Occupational
Health & Safety Specialist
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
400 West Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90015
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Pyrotechnics in the Teaching Lab
We're in the process of converting one of our introductory chemistry classes into a project-based curriculum. One of the ideas that's getting tossed around is a project built up around movie special effects, and the subject of pyrotechnics
and other fire effects came up.
One spirited discussion later, we (well, some of us) were left wondering about the safety and legal constrains of creating theatrical pyrotechnics as part of a chemistry lab project. In particular, I know that fireworks are 100% illegal
in our city, which seems to imply that anything involving flash powder-type reactions might not only be dangerous, but illegal. However, I'd like to bring more than my own initial bias to our next meeting.
I'd like to be able to bring some insights back to the group on:
1) What kind of evidence exists for or against the legality and safety of such a project? (i.e. laws, anecdotes, case studies, etc.)
2) Is this idea, overall, worth the logistical hassle?
3) Are there some particularly good alternatives that would have the same "wow" factor (i.e. allows students to experiment with variables and has a neat effect) but with decreased risk.
Any suggestions or insights would be most welcome!
Melissa Anderson
Chemistry Instructor
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
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