Lifehackers Australia: https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2018/03/keep-chips-from-going-stale-by-storing-them-in-the-freezer/
If you haven’t joined the American Association of Chemistry Teachers, here is more information on this wonderful organization dedicated to teachers of chemistry K-12.
For downloadable flyer: AACT Tri-fold Brochure
Here are the handouts from the workshop at the ACS National Meeting in New Orleans, LA on Sunday, March 18, 2018
Solutions Activity Handout: SOLUTIONS Activity
Kool-aid Handout: KOOLAID Lab short form
The theme for this year’s Earth Week is “Dive into Marine Chemistry.” The illustrated poem contest for the NYC local section area informational flyer and entry form can be found here:
Informational Flyer: 2018-cced-poem-contest-flyer updated
Entry Form: 2018_CCED_Poem_Entry_Form
Contest Deadline: April 6, 2018
Registration is open for this year’s USA Science and Engineering Festival.
Website for more information and registration
The Chemical History of Food: An Invitational Essay Contest from the American Chemical Society Division of the History of Chemistry
Teachers and students at any level of chemistry instruction are invited to submit a team-researched-and-written brief essay (500 words or less) describing an episode or development in food chemistry from an historical viewpoint. At least two supporting scholarly references (not taken from the internet) should accompany the essay; they will not figure in the word count. Essays will be judged on the depth and clarity of chemistry covered, the quality of research, and historic content. Winning essays will receive a voucher for supplies selected from the Flinn Catalog (1st prize – $300; 2nd prize – $200: 3rd prize – $100). Before March 1, 2018, please submit your essay along with a captioned photograph of your teacher/student team to maryvirginiaorna@gmail.com. Please include the name and location of your institution and contact information. Winners will be announced at the High School day at the New Orleans American Chemical Society National Meeting on March 18, 2018. The essays will be featured in the symposium “Food at the Crossroads” on March 19, 2018
Materials Science Workshop Powerpoint 1 Materials Matter- STANYS
The Chemical History of Food: An Invitational Essay Contest from the American Chemical Society Division of the History of Chemistry
Teachers and students at any level of chemistry instruction are invited to submit a team-researched-and-written brief essay (500 words or less) describing an episode or development in food chemistry from an historical viewpoint. At least two supporting scholarly references (not taken from the internet) should accompany the essay; they will not figure in the word count. Essays will be judged on the depth and clarity of chemistry covered, the quality of research, and historic content. Winning essays will receive a voucher for supplies selected from the Flinn Catalog (1st prize – $300; 2nd prize – $200: 3rd prize – $100). Before March 1, 2018, please submit your essay along with a captioned photograph of your teacher/student team to maryvirginiaorna@gmail.com. Please include the name and location of your institution and contact information. Winners will be announced at the High School day at the New Orleans American Chemical Society National Meeting on March 18, 2018. The essays will be featured in the symposium “Food at the Crossroads” on March 19, 2018.