Lerman Institute for the Advancement of Science

Videos

Period Table: The Elements Dance

Performed by low-income and homeless middle school students from Stairway of the Stars Dance Studio in Maywood, Il.

Zafra Lerman, the head of the Science Institute, along with several faculty members, taught science to students through dance. Heidi Baumann Renteria, the students' dance teacher, was also a former student of the Science Institute. As a result of thi...

The Bondfather

A drama written, acted, and filmed by Columbia College theatre students from Professor Zafra Lerman’s class.

Following the storyline and music from the “Godfather” movie, a distraught mother beseeches Don Mendeleev (The Bondfather) for his help, explaining that her daughter, Chlorina, has fallen in love with Sodium and that, together, they have formed a cry...

Love Story: Sodium & Chlorine

A drama written, acted, and filmed by Columbia College theatre students from Professor Zafra Lerman’s class.

A mock Shakespearean tragedy ala Romeo and Juliet, with apologies to W. Shakespeare (“For never was a story more dark and glum, than that of Chlorine and her Sodium”). The students cast Sodium in the role of Romeo and Chlorine as Juliet. They become...

Little Boy

The Amazing Story of Becquerel's Strange Discovery

Stratosphere Wars: Chlorine Strikes Back

Ionic Bondage

The Astounding Madame Curie Chronicles

Plenty Of Ozone

The CFCs (A Band) - A Short History

James Bond: Operation Neutrality

All videos were produced by students from Professor Lerman's class at the Science Institue, Columbia College Chicago