Student and Educators

Resources for National Chemistry Week 2011

Celebration Overview

• NCW 2011 Overview
• Science Safety Guidelines

NCW Illustrated Poem Contest

Congratulations to the 2011 poem contest winners!

As part of every National Chemistry Week (NCW) celebration, the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors a national contest for students in Kindergarten – Grade 12. Entrants will be asked to submit an illustrated poem that highlights the importance of chemistry and health. All illustrated poems must first be judged at the local level in order to be considered for the national contest. Please contact your NCW Coordinator for local contest deadlines. View the NCW Illustrated Poem Contest archive.

NCW Youth Activity Patch

• Youth Activity Patch Guidelines

Student Activities and Resources

• Activities for Children
  “Science for Kids” activities. Spanish version.
• Meg A. Mole Career Profiles
  Read about all of Meg’s adventures! These interviews are an excellent resource for teachers to inform their students about the activities chemists perform everyday. Additional profiles are also available.
• ChemMatters
  The premier chemistry magazine for high school students.

Educator Resources

• NCW 2011 – Electronic Resources List
  A compendium of websites and other resources related to the NCW theme sorted by topic with annotations from Chemists in the Library.
• Health PowerPoint Presentation
  Share the topic of health using this PowerPoint presentation that is filled with speaker notes to guide a meaningful discussion on health and what it means to be healthy.
• Hygiene PowerPoint Presentation
  This PowerPoint presentation contains speaker notes to guide a meaningful discussion on hygiene and how chemistry contributes to better health.
• Medicines PowerPoint Presentation
  This PowerPoint presentation explores different types of medicines and how they are made.
• Terrific Science
  Free activities that you can download.
• Journal of Chemical Education
  A journal for chemical educators featuring activities and articles. This selection of articles is specific to this year’s theme.
• Chemical Heritage Foundation
  The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) fosters an understanding of chemistry’s impact on society.
• ChemHealthWeb
  The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has a wealth of resources devoted to the topic of chemistry and health at ChemHealthWeb. Explore chemist profiles, puzzles and games, teacher resources, and more.