Past Kids Zone Events
Presidential Outreach Event - Fall 2020
Viewers explored the topic of innovation through chemistry with a virtual #ACSKidsZone event featuring Miss Camille Schrier — Miss America 2020 — and more distinguished guests. Host Bibiana Campos Seijo, Editor-in-Chief of Chemical & Engineering News, led viewers through four different virtual hands-on activities conducted by popular STEM advocates. This event was offered in two languages, English and Spanish. Participate in the event by downloading the activity sheets below, acquiring your activity supplies, and following along with the recording!
Activities and Presenters
Hosted by Bibiana Campos Seijo, Editor-in-Chief of Chemical & Engineering News. Activity write-ups and educational resources from the event are available below:
- Build a Lemon Battery (PDF) / Actividad en español (PDF)
- English Presenter: Mr. Jonte Lee, District of Columbia Public Schools
- Spanish Presenter: MSc. Carolina Lizarazo Castillo, Universidad de Los Andes
- Explore Plastics with Slime (PDF) / Actividad en español (PDF)
- English Presenter: Ms. Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020
- Spanish Presenter: Dr. Rafael Vásquez, Florida State University-Panama
- Innovate with Bioplastics (PDF) / Actividad en español (PDF)
- English Presenter: Ms. Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
Spanish Presenter: MSc. Fiorella Olivera-Venturo, Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Investigate with Chromatography (PDF) / Actividad en español (PDF)
- English Presenter: Dr. Darryl Boyd, US Naval Research Laboratory
- Spanish Presenter: Dr. Ingrid Montes, ACS Board of Directors
More Past Events
Presidential Outreach Event – Fall 2019
Fleet Science Center, San Diego, CA
Saturday, August 24, 2019
- Over 300 attendees
- 8 hands-on activities on the theme “Chemistry & Water"
- Science Storytellers with Chemical & Engineering News
- Giveaway bags with periodic table posters and other educational merchandise
- Facebook event reached a total of 49,600 people and got over 2,000 responses
Presidential Outreach Event – Spring 2019
Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL
Saturday, March 30
- Over 340 attendees
- Spring 2019 Meeting & Expo
- 9 different hands-on activities facilitated by ACS members and students
- Over 200 people were offered free tickets to the museum through a special partnership between ACS and OSC
2018 National Chemistry Week (NCW) Kids Zone
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
- Over 320 attendees
- 8 hands-on activities
- National Chemistry Week and its 2018 space theme “Chemistry is Out of This World"
- Full day of hands-on activities, speakers, and stage demonstrations, including building batteries with zinc and copper washers and launching rockets with citric acid and baking soda
Presidential Outreach Event – Fall 2018
Boston Children's Museum, Boston, MA
Saturday, August 18, 2018
- Over 700 attendees
- 256th National Meeting & Exposition
- 13 different hands-on activities, which were facilitated by ACS members and partners, and included scientists and educators from Beyond Benign, Dow Chemical Company, MIT Museum, Museum of Science, and Science Storytellers with C&EN
2018 March for Science
National Mall, Washington, DC
Saturday, April 14, 2018
- Nearly 400 visitors
- Children participated in hands-on activities geared towards the 2018 Chemists Celebrate Earth Week theme, "Dive into Marine Chemistry"
5th USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC
April 7-8, 2018
- The nation’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) featuring more than 3,000 hands-on exhibits, 30 stage shows, and more!
Presidential Outreach Event – Spring 2018
Lyons Recreation Center, New Orleans, LA
Saturday, March 17, 2018
- Partnered with the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission
- Celebrated 15 years of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week with the theme “Dive into Marine Chemistry."
To see more outreach event photos, visit our Facebook page ACS Outreach.
Contact the ACS Office of Science Outreach
outreach@acs.org
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