National Chemistry Week 2008

For details of activities of the North Jersey Section National Chemistry Week (NCW) 2008 celebrations see this fact sheet.

2008 Poster Contest – for students in grades K-12

Students are invited to create a poster that celebrates the theme “Having a Ball with Chemistry”. The poster should be fun, motivational and inspire students to discover the connections between chemistry and sports. Rohm and Haas has posted a wonderful collection of “Having a Ball with Chemistry” materials.

• The deadline for 2008 poster submissions is Oct 17, 2008.
• See this flyer for contest rules, submission instructions & deadline, suggestions, guidelines, contacts, and other details. Please circulate!

Liberty Science Center – NCW Celebration on Oct 25, 2008

• Details of the event in this flyer – Please circulate!
• The ACS website contains lots of information about how to celebrate. Especially noteworthy is the “Celebrating Chemistry Newspaper” which can be viewed and downloaded.