Past Kids Zone Events
ACS Spring 2023 Kids Zone
On Saturday, March 25, ACS President Judith C. Giordan hosted the free public event at Indianapolis’s Concord Neighborhood Center. Children participated in a myriad of activities, interacted with chemists, and left with tons of fun swag.
The following activities were demonstrated at this event:
- Bursting Boba
- Connect with String Slime
- I Spy Photosynthesis
- Plants vs. Algae
- Self-inflating Balloons
- Indicator Alligator
ACS Fall 2022 Kids Zone
On Saturday, August 20, ACS President Angela K. Wilson sponsored the free public event at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Participants enjoyed the hands-on science activities, the opportunity to meet real chemists, and the educational giveaways!
Download the activities:
Watch the Video Recording of the 2022 ACS Fall Kids Zone
Take a tour of different hands-on activities facilitated by chemists for children and their families.
More Past Events
ACS Spring 2022 Kids Zone
For ACS Spring 2022, two events were planned - one for younger children and one for high schoolers. Both programs included talks by 2021 Nobel Laureate David MacMillan and were hosted by the Fleet Science Center.
For All Ages: ACS Kids Zone
Students joined for a fascinating short talk from David MacMillan, engaging hands-on science activities, fun educational giveaways, and more. Activities included:
For High School Students: A Conversation with Nobel Laureate David MacMillan
David MacMillan presented a longer talk followed by a question and answer session with participating high school students.
Virtual Pacifichem Kids Zone: December 16-21, 2021
Aspiring chemists of all ages viewed exciting demonstrations presented by real scientists during the Pacifichem Kids Zone. This event was hosted by the sponsoring societies of Pacifichem and consisted of two parts: the first is a video that can be watched any time at this page. The second part of this event were Question and Answer sessions with our presenters. Our presenters represented the Chemical Society of Japan, the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, and the American Chemical Society. Watch the video below. Closed captions are available in English, French, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, and Korean.
Access additional activities at the following links:
- Adventures in Chemistry, American Chemical Society
- Chemistry Community Engagement, University of Otago, New Zealand
- ChemShorts, Chicago Local Section of the American Chemical Society
- Chemistry Love Club, Chemical Society of Japan (written in Japanese)
ACS Kids Zone - Chemists Catalyze Change
Presidential Outreach Event - ACS Fall 2021
Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA and on Facebook Live
Chemists are catalysts for positive scientific and social change in communities everywhere! The ACS Committee on Community Activities and ACS President H. N. Cheng along with partners ACS Georgia Local Section, Spelman College Chemistry Club, and others hosted a hybrid in-person and virtual science event in celebration of the theme, Chemists Catalyze Change.
Download the Hands-On Activities
Want to do the activities from the event at home? Download the activity instructions below:
Virtual ACS Kids Zone - Earth Day 2021
Reducing Our Footprint with Macromolecular Chemistry
Watch the recorded #ACSKidsZone event, hosted by Sam Jones, science communicator and host of Reactions for Chemists Celebrate Earth Week and Earth Day 2021. Conduct hands-on activities with popular STEM advocates around the educational theme, "Reducing Our Footprint with Macromolecular Chemistry." This event is offered in English with closed captioning in Spanish and Chinese. Download the Materials List and Activity Write-Ups below.
- Materials List:
Download materials list (PDF) | Descargar lista de materiales (PDF) | 下载资料清单 (PDF) - Activity 1: Reduce Your Footprint with Shrinky Dinks:
Download Activity 1 (PDF) | Descargar Actividad 1 (PDF) | 下载活动1（PDF) - Activity 2: Cleaning Up Oil Spills with Chemistry:
Download Activity 2 (PDF) | Descargar Actividad 2 (PDF) | 下载活动2（PDF) - Activity 3: Choose and Reuse Compostable Plastics:
Download Activity 3 (PDF) | Descargar Actividad 3 (PDF) | 下载活动3（PDF)
Presidential Outreach Virtual Event – Fall 2020
- Explore 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
- Offered in two languages, English and Spanish
- Download the activity sheets:
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.
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