'Boom! Fizzz! Ker-POW!' – UArizona instructor's comics turn chemistry into adventure
![Excerpt page of the comic “The Case of the Vanishing van Gogh."](https://research.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/uaqs_card_image/public/news-feed-images/Vanishing-Van-Gogh_0.jpg?itok=uQBDNIDN "Excerpt page of the comic “The Case of the Vanishing van Gogh."")
Monday, March 21, 2022
Chemistry instructor Colleen Kelley uses her imagination and knack for storytelling to make "boring" chemistry anything but. By disguising chemical elements as superheroes and turning chemical reactions into mysteries, her comics help fourth through sixth graders master chemistry concepts typically taught at the college level.
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