Includes Kids and Chemistry, Chemistry is pHun, programs for scouts (Girl and Boy), etc.
You can be a Science Fair judge for the St. Louis Section’s Science Fair Chemistry Awards! Volunteer by replying to GSM Sundaram at guruswamis@wustl.edu or phone 314.258.5048. The dates for 2018 fairs that ACS St Louis Section is judging: Missouri Tri-County Regional Science and Engineering Fair (MTRSEF) Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Francis Howell North […]
Kids and Chemistry celebrated a Spooktacular event on Thursday, October 26 at the Saint Louis Science Center. The theme was Spooky Chemistry- fizzing, bubbling and spectacular chemistry. Activities included using Jelly Marbles as vanishing ghost eggs. Jelly Marbles are superabsorbent polymers that refract light the same way as water, so they appear to vanish when
The 13th Chemistry Merit Badge Clinic was hosted by Jost Chemical Company, with 29 scouts attending. Approximately 8 professional chemists, 5 Jost employees, and 6 SLU Chemistry Club students helped run the event. The day kicked off with the scouts discussing the 4 classical fields of chemistry (Natalie LaFranzo) and a safety demonstration (Justin Kuehnel,
On 2017 October 15th, almost 700 cub scouts and their siblings took a haunted tour of Beaumont Scout Reservation. As the grand finale, each youth listened to a discussion of the basics of polymer chemistry and non-newtonian fluids, then made their own batch of slime and took it home. 18 volunteers ran the sessions –
Report by Reni Joseph, Kids and Chemistry coordinator ACS kids’ division celebrated SciFest: Rock, Fossil, Quake at the St Louis Science Center on Saturday, September 23. The hands-on activity included playing with magic sand and regular sand to understand the concept of hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity. We also studied the negative effects of acid rain on
Earlier this year, the Washington University in St. Louis Chemistry Tournament (WUCT) held its second annual competition for high school students from across the country. On April 8th, a total of about 250 students and coaches arrived on WashU’s campus. Some participants arrived from nearby locales like Missouri and Illinois, while others journeyed from farther
On Wednesday, April 26th, the 2017 Academy of Science – Saint Louis Science Fair was held at Queeny Park, Greensfelder Recreation Complex in Saint Louis. Many of our local members helped judge the Chemistry presentations. The winners are listed below. Honors grades 9-12 Division: First Place: Rana Karatas, “Amount of Iron in Different Kind of
A significant focus of the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is directed toward encouraging and supporting STEM chemistry-related activities among children and adolescents. The “Chemistry is pHun” program is one of the Section’s most popular outreach programs. Chemistry is pHun volunteers have historically presented hands-on demonstrations/workshops in classrooms for K-12 students
On March 18th, the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 12 Science Fair was held in the Morris University Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where over 200 of the finest 5th through 12th grade student projects from a ten-county area were presented. Saint Louis ACS section members G.S.M. Sundaram, Donald Sartor and Cinda Page
Each year the Saint Louis Section of the American Chemical Society judges chemistry-related projects at science fairs in the St Louis area. The section recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in the conception, design, and presentation of a chemistry project. On March 4, the Missouri Tri-County Regional Science and Engineering Fair was held at Francis Howell
