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MR / Schenectady, NY.Yates Arts-in-Education Magnet School (urban elementary school) .Grade 4.Science mentor demonstrates the effect of the extreme cold of liquid nitrogen (generally about -196  degrees Celsius)  on a geranium flower in classroom experiment. This image is second in a sequence of three where the blossom is immersed in cup of liquid nitrogen and then shown cracked into pieces as it is slapped against the table. Mentor (materials scientist at research center, full-time working mom) volunteers weekly to demonstrate and explain scientific concepts..First image in sequence: AD-g4m-4271; Additional second image in sequence: AD-g4m-4272; Third in sequence: AD-g4m-4276 or AD-g4m-4285.MR: g4m.© Ellen B. Senisi