Includes Kids and Chemistry, Chemistry is pHun, programs for scouts (Girl and Boy), etc.
In December 2023, the ACS Board of Directors approved the Volunteer and Participant Code of Conduct Policy, effective May 1, 2024. In the policy, item 10 states that a background check may be required for some events. On September 1, 2024, the Youth Protection Policy will take effect. The policy details the expectations for volunteers […]
The 2023-2024 “Chemistry is pHun” outreach program sponsored by the St Louis Section–ACS wrapped up in April as summer break loomed over area schools. Partners in Education, a non-profit that does the substantial work of interfacing with schools on schedules and room reservations, facilitated 19 separate visits to 14 different schools in the Rockwood School
Submitted by Joe Smith The 2022-2023 season of the “Chemistry is pHun” outreach program sponsored by the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society was wrapped up in March. Thanks to facilitation by Partners in Education in the Rockwood School District, a non-profit that does the substantial work of interfacing with schools on schedules
On Saturday, October 15th, almost 500 scouts and their leaders made slime as the grand finale activity of their participation in the Fright Fest experience at Beaumont Scout Reservation. The overall event was organized by the Greater St Loius Area Council, and Lisa Balbes organized the St Louis Section’s participation. Scouts worked in pairs, learned
Science Outreach for the 2021-2022 Academic Year The “Chemistry is pHun” science outreach program was revived for the 2021-2022 academic year after its 2020-2021 pandemic hiatus. This year’s program comprised 21 visits to 13 different Rockwood School District schools, with presentations to second and fifth grade classes totaling 1044 students. ACS–St Louis Section member Joe
This year’s Boy Scouts of America Chemistry Merit Badge Clinic looks to be a hoot. If you are a scout hoping to attend, you are fresh out of luck, but if you would like to volunteer consider this your invitation! This year’s clinic is at Jost Chemical, and includes a tour of their facilities. If
During the academic year 2019-2020, “Chemistry is pHun” outreach activities benefited from the contributions of many excellent volunteers. The efforts of these volunteers made it possible to present 28 programs that reached 908 school children within 13 different schools or organizations in the Rockwood, Kirkwood, Lindbergh, and Lutheran Missouri Synod school districts. Crestwood Elementary School
The annual Battle of the Burets titration face-off will be hosted again this year by SIU–Edwardsville on Monday, February 24th in 2075 Science West. Pizza begins at 6:00 pm; then pizzas-down, goggles-on buret-wielding at 6:30. Each school may send up to two teams of two students each. Each student will do three individual titrations; the
Reported by Dr. Reni Joseph, Kids and Chemistry coordinator Fall is a very busy time for the Kids and Chemistry team. We carried out several outreach activities that included promoting chemistry during a cub scout launch (9/22) and Fright Fest (10/03) which was organized by Dr. Lisa Balbes at Beaumont Camp. In addition, we also
Dear Science Educators, You and your students are invited to Career Day sponsored by the American Chemical Society to be held at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department on Friday November 15th, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The aim is to introduce your students to careers involving
