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2012 Chemluminary Award for Outstanding On-Going National Chemistry Week Event

Cleveland Local Section

For the 24th year in a row, the Cleveland Section continues to organize their National Chemistry Week event which is an engaging hands-on program that puts chemistry in the context of a water park visit by Milli and Avogadro, the principal characters in the annual storylines.

Cleveland ACS

National Chemistry Week 2013

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Energy: Now and Forever!
Oct. 20-26, 2013

 NCW Volunteer Needs

Volunteer efforts are in support of our annual NCW Chemistry Demonstration Program in October for children in grades 2-5 at branches of the Cuyahoga County Public library system.  These include

  •  Planning Committee
    • Meets twice monthly to plan October NCW Demonstration Program
    • Selects annual experiments and creates "Script"
  • Outreach Program staff
    • A program designed to introduce the general public to the Cleveland Section's NCW efforts
    • Has been held in the past at WOW! (Wade Oval Wednesday) events and at area baseball games
    • Several of our most popular kids' experiments are demonstrated
  • GAK Day(Grand Assembly of Kits Day)
    • Volunteers meet for several hours to assemble Demonstration materials into kits
  • Program demonstrating assistants during NCW
    • Assist experienced demonstrators in conducting programs
Date Day    Location  Time
Apr 4 Thu Independence  6-8:30 PM
Apr 16 Tue Solon 7-8:30 PM
May 1 Wed Independence  6-8:30 PM
May 20 Mon Solon 7-8:30 PM
Jun 3  Mon Independence  6-8:30 PM
Jun 17 Mon Solon 7-8:30 PM
Jul 2    Tue Independence  6-8:30 PM
Jul 22 Mon Solon 7-8:30 PM
Aug 5 Mon Independence  6-8:30 PM
Aug 19 Mon Solon 7-8:30 PM
Sep 21 Sat John Carroll University 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
       

*Locations are branches of the Cuyahoga County Library, with the exeption of GAK day at John Carroll.


 


 

 

 

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NCW 2013 Planning Committee Meetings

When:  Spring 2013. See volunteer page for dates, times and locations

Contact Bob Fowler for more info.

 
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Contest Winners

Grades 3-5
F. Sayed
Birchwood School
Mrs. Brown

Grades 6-8
T. Akstens
Incarnate Word Academy
Mrs. Rossman

Grades 9-12
A. Stewart
NDCL H.S.
Mrs. Mack

 
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