National Chemistry Week (NCW)
NCW encourages ACS members and science enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local level. ACS local sections, schools, businesses, and individuals are invited to organize or participate in events in their communities with a common goal: to promote the value of chemistry in everyday life.
NCW 2018 was celebrated October 21-27, 2018 with the theme, "Chemistry is Out of This World."
During 2019’s International Year of the Periodic Table, NCW will be celebrated October 20-26, 2019 with the theme, "Marvelous Metals." The NCW 2019 edition of Celebrating Chemistry and other online resources will be available August 1.
Find your NCW Coordinator (NCW Coordinator Lookup)
Find a NCW event (ACS Event Locator)
Learn about our NCW Supporters
Illustrated Poem Contest
Encourage students to participate in the Illustrated Poem Contest by hosting a local contest for K-12 graders! Congratulations to the 2018 winners!
Celebrating Chemistry
Download current and past issues of our kid-friendly, hands-on activity publications for exploring important chemistry topics from the Celebrating Chemistry Archive.
Community Event
Help your friends and neighbors learn about science and the yearly theme with this year’s community event.
Educational Resources
Discover articles, activities, presentations, and videos aligned to this year's theme with these educational resources.
Outreach Events
ACS Local Sections, Chem Clubs, teachers, or individuals can organize outreach events using these instructions.
ACS Store
Purchase promotional products such as pencils, stickers, mole plush toys, and more through the ACS Store.
Advocate
Proclamations are an easy way to start a relationship with your lawmakers and to support chemistry. Take action and write to your local leaders asking them to support chemistry by recognizing NCW using our “Request a Proclamation” feature.
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