National Chemistry Week

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CCEW – Rockville Science Day – April 23, 2023

The theme this year for Chemists Celebrate Earth Week-CCEW is “The Curious Chemistry of Amazing Algae”. CSW in collaboration with the Montgomery College STEM ED Club will be celebrating Earth Week during the Rockville Science Day, RSD 2023, at Montgomery College, Rockville Campus. The event is on Sunday, April 23 […]

CSW Announces Winners of the 2024 National Chemistry Week Illustrated Poem Contest

As part of our celebration of National Chemistry Week, students from K-12 were invited to submit an illustrated poem around this year’s theme “Picture Perfect Chemistry”. The Outreach committee was impressed by the talent and creativity shown by our local students. Our regional winners will now go on to compete […]

The Younger Chemists Committee sponsor Pottery Painting Event to celebrate National Chemistry Week

The Younger Chemists Committee, with the support of the GMU ACS Graduate Chemistry Club, sponsored a Pottery Painting class on October 25, 2024, during National Chemistry Week.  Attendees were able to pick a piece of pottery and paint it while enjoying ice cream and light conversation. 

Picture Perfect Chemistry at the Spooky Mad Science Expo – October 19, 2024

Picture Perfect Chemistry at the Spooky Mad Science Expo  CSW celebrated National Chemistry week this year by running chemistry-based activities for kids at the Spooky Mad Science Expo in Alexandria, VA. CSW was joined by dozens of other local groups to spread science and fun on a sunny October Saturday. […]

Join CSW in celebrating National Chemistry Week, October 15-21 2023

The Outreach Committee encourages the CSW Community to celebrate the National Chemistry Week. Activity ideas and educational resource can be found at this link. Please let the Committee know about your events and/or if you have any questions about activities. A great way to participate in National Chemistry week is to […]

NCW Illustrated Poem Contest – 2021 Winning Entries

Each year as part of National Chemistry Week (NCW) activities, the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten – 12th grades. CSW sponsors a local NCW Illustrated Poem contest. This year’s contest focused on chemistry associated with glues and adhesives with the theme, “Fast […]

NCW 2020 Illustrated Poem Contest – entries due by October 26, 2020

Each year as part of National Chemistry Week (NCW) activities, the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten – 12th grades.   Schools are encouraged to have a contest within the school as part of their classroom studies and submit one entry per grade category.  […]

National Chemistry Week – October 18-24, 2020

National Chemistry Week (NCW) is a public awareness campaign that promotes the value of chemistry in everyday life. ACS members and chemistry enthusiasts celebrate NCW by coordinating events and communicating the importance of chemistry. Each year the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) NCW campaign reaches millions of people with positive messages […]