What: Science demos with CSW at the Spooky Mad Science Expo
When: Saturday, October 17th from 1 pm to 7 pm
Where: Patrick Henry Recreation Center (4653 Taney Ave Alexandria, VA 22304)
The Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) will be celebrating National Chemistry week at The Spooky Mad Science Expo on 10/17. CSW will be doing chemistry demos this year at Patrick Henry Recreation Center (4653 Taney Ave Alexandria, VA 22304) on Saturday October 17th (October 24th rain day). We will start setting up at 1pm and the expo runs from 3 pm to 7 pm. More information about the Spooky Mad Science Expo can be found at https://chrysalisdg.org/spooky-mad-science-expo.
The theme this year is “Chemistry Under Construction”. We will be doing science activities with kids and families around the theme. We’ll also be advertising our poem contest and handing out stickers, tattoos, and Celebrating Chemistry magazines. Find more resources around this year’s National Chemistry week at this link: https://www.acs.org/education/celebrating-chemistry-editions.html
If you would like to volunteer with us please fill out this form (https://forms.gle/hUatxUrxW582gWo77) to let us know when you are available. Folks usually join us for either the 1st half or the 2nd half of the day. ACS now requires volunteers at youth events to register by getting a background check. Please read about ACS’s policy and request a background check here: https://www.acs.org/volunteer/explore/youth-protection-policy.html