ESCANABA -- Undergrad students from Michigan Tech are helping demystify science.  They're part of an organization called "Mind Trekkers," and their science road show recently made a stop at Bay College in Escanaba.

Thirteen-year-old Lilly Capodilupo from Gladstone Middle School was at the Mind Trekkers session and said she hoped to become a teacher.

"But after I went to the chemistry lab, now I'm second guessing because I really liked the chemistry stuff.  So I might want to be that when I grow up; something related to chemistry, too," said Capodilupo.

And that's exactly the goal of the Mind Trekkers team.
    
"Getting students excited one at a time is our goal.  You know, you can't always get a roomful of people to agree on something, but if you can get three kids to come out of it with a really great experience, that's a step in the right direction," said Liz Fujita of Mind Trekkers.

The experiments demonstrate the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and math.  They showed how a moment of inertia spinner uses force to push the person to spin in the opposite direction. 

And liquid nitrogen was behind this dragon's breath experiment.  The cool air can't hold as much moisture, and what you see is the condensation of warm air getting colder.

"The students get really energized when they're able to put their hands on an experiment and not just watch, but actually do.  Another part of this is not just trying to get them excited about science, but also going to college," Fujita added.

Many of the experiments came straight from in-class demos.

The Mind Trekkers organization started last year at Tech, and officials hope to expand a chapter at Bay College.