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NCW 2009
"Chemistry - It's Elemental
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Celebrate
October 18-24, 2009
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Interested in volunteering?
We're just about done for this year, but contact us for 2010; planning starts in April.
Dates for Current Volunteers:
GAK: Sept 19
Rehearsal: Oct 3
CRCST: Oct 24 8-Noon
all at JCU
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2009 Hands-On Demo
Original Printed Script - in the demo kits
Errata Sheet for Printed Script!
Updated Script
Post-demo CleanUp Notes!
Set-Up tips
- Full details of the library and teacher hands-on program, from set-up to clean-up..
MSDS for 2009 Script
- see lefthand side of this page
ACS 2009 NCW
Celebrating Chemistry newspaper:
13.1MB file link coming soon
Library Book and Website List
Periodic Table Puzzle
Puzzle Key
For more fun with NCW 2009
use the main 'Links' tab at the top of the screen.
Link to ACS site
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K-12 Contests 2009: |
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One-hour Hands-on Chemistry Program
"It's Elementary"
Come and help solve a Chemisty Mystery!
For children ages 7-11
30 participants/location
Dates: during NCW
Where: Local Cuyahoga County Public Libraries and other libraries
List of Presentation Locations, Date, and Times
CCPL Locations and Maps
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Chemistry & Poster Contests
Rules & Information
Children! Individual entries are welcome. Get a parent or guardian to help submit your entry.
Teachers! You may submit all individual student entries together to ease costs of mailing.
Small gift for each entry.
Winners are invited to the April 2010 Cleveland ACS Awards Dinner where they receive certificates and a prize.
Winning posters are submitted for National competition for additional prizes.
Last year we had a NATIONAL CONTEST WINNER!
Maureen Rakovec, Incarnate Word Academy, Parma Heights (teacher: Cindy Rossman) received a $250 check as a prize for her hard work. Congrats' again, Maureen! |
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CRCST Fall Conference
October 24, 2009
- ~7am-12:40pm at the Dolan Science and Technology Center at John Carroll University. click here for more information.
The first 40 teachers (at least) to participate in our programs receivee a hands-on demonstration kit with materials for 6 experiments for up to 30 students. This year's program is described above.
Our script (link on right) provides all information needed from set-up to clean-up, including information on how to remake the kit for future use.
Click on the links for MSDS for this year's program: Povidone/iodine solution, Copper(II) sulfate solution, Hydrogen peroxide, Silver nitrate, Sodium alginate.
Click on this link for cleanup for this year's program: See silver plating expt cleanup
Ohio Dept of Ed
Click here for the Ohio Alignment to Standards for K-11 for or demonstration program script.
If you are an educator and want to help in 2010, contact the webmaster at katkat@neo.rr.com. Thanks.
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Links to
NCW materials
from the past.
NCW National for 2009:
Click here to go to the American Chemical Society's
National Chemistry Week website
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