Chemistry Education Resources on Health & Your Body
Chemistry at Home
The ACS is making educational resources available by topic to aid parents and teachers during this time of distance learning.
Maintaining and restoring health is top of mind! We wash our hands, take antihistamines to relieve allergy symptoms, and look to the scientific community for updates on COVID-19. Use this selection of resources from ACS to learn how chemistry is at the heart of all we do to keep ourselves and our communities healthy.
All Grade Levels
Coronavirus
High School & Beyond
Hand Sanitizer
Elementary & Middle School
- Celebrating Chemistry – Chemistry: Our Health, Our Future (PDF) – English | Español
- Smell and Taste – Secret Science of Stuff – Multimedia
High School & Beyond
- What Is Hand Sanitizer, and Does It Keep Your Hands Germ-Free? – C&EN Article
- Periodic Graphics: Essential Elements for Humans – C&EN Article
- Periodic Graphics: The Chemistry of Cold Medicines – C&EN Article
- Periodic Graphics: Allergies and Antihistamines – C&EN Article
- The Protein Myth: Getting the Right Balance – ChemMatters
