Photo by Kristie Hoang
By Heather Carr
Although waking up at 6:02 p.m. may not appeal to the average high schooler, students last Wednesday gathered together in the science halls to celebrate Mole Day with food, music, and costumes.
Mole Day recognizes the date 10/23, or Oct. 23, in relation to the equation 6.022 x 10E23, also known as Avogrado’s number, which is used to determine the mass of particles found in 12.000 grams of the isotope carbon-12, or one mol of an element.
The informal ‘holiday’ included mole-decorated t-shirts, posters, and food such as guacamole and chips, ‘dirt’ with gummy worms, and chocolate-flavored mole cupcakes to name a few. Students snacked on refreshments laid out across the lab tables, and presented their ‘mol’ posters to their classmates and chemistry teachers for extra credit.
Many students also saw the chance to express their creativity. Mimi Giang (’16) said, “A lot of people use the opportunity to be really creative with t-shirts, cupcakes, or making food that has to do with the spirit of the season.”
