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NCW 2009 -
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Chemistry Contests ● Poster Contest
As part of the National Chemistry Week 2009 celebration and in recognition of its theme, "Chemistry - It's Elemental ", the American Chemical Society is sponsoring a poster contest for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. The poster should be fun, motivational and inspire students to learn about one or more elements in the periodic table.
Click here for guidelines from the National ACS
Winners will be selected in the following categories:
Grades K-2
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12
The Cleveland Section American Chemical Society will select ONE winner in each age group to receive a $25 cash prize. Winners, their parents, and their teachers will be invited to be our guests at the Cleveland Section ACS Education Night Meeting in April 2010. At that time, the student winners will be recognized and presented with their prizes.
The winning posters will also be sent on for competition at the National ACS level. First prize is typically $250 and second prize is $150. There are also prizes for teachers of winning students. Don't think it's not worth trying; Cleveland already had one first prize national winner in the past; you could be next!
EDUCATORS: Find important information about this contest's connections to chemistry and alignment to the National Science Education Standards at http://chemistry.org/ncw.
Contest Rules:
Students who attend schools (or are home-schooled) located in the geographical area of the Cleveland Section (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Lorain, Erie, and Huron counties) are eligible to enter the Cleveland Section NCW Poster Contest.
All entries must be original works, without aid from others.
Posters must be no larger than 14 x 22 inches in size.
Entries on foam board will NOT be accepted.
Entries must be drawn using crayons, paint, colored pencils or markers.
Only one entry per student will be accepted.
Entries with incomplete or illegible information may be disqualified.
All entries must have the following information included on the back of the poster:
Student’s name
Grade
Home address (including city & zip code)
Home telephone number
Name of school
School address (including city & zip code)
School telephone number
Teacher's name (please list only one teacher's name)
Teacher's e-mail address- Homeschooled students should include their name, address, phone, email, and name of any homeschool group to which they are associated
Send all entries to:
NCW 2009 Poster Contest
c/o Mark Waner, Department of Chemistry
John Carroll University
20700 North Park Blvd.
University Heights, OH 44118
Entries must be postmarked no later than October 19, 2009.
Some suggestions for mailing poster contest entries include: using a mailing tube, or sending the poster(s) in between two sturdy pieces of cardboard that have been taped together. Your postal carrier or Post Office employees may have additional suggestions. Alternately, entries may be dropped off at the Chemistry Department at John Carroll University by the October 19, 2009 deadline.
ACS is not responsible for lost, damaged, or delayed postal shipments.
All posters become the property of the American Chemical Society.
Acceptance of prizes constitutes consent to use winners’ names and entries for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes.
Judging:
Entries will be evaluated on how well the message in the poster promotes the theme (Chemistry - It's Elemental). Four criteria will be used to determine the top entry for each age group:
Artistic Merit (use of color, poster design and layout)
Poster Message (related to NCW theme)
Originality (unique, clever and/or creative design)
Neatness (free of spelling and grammatical errors and/or stray marks)