
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2024: Batteries!
Hands-on activities and Illustrated poem contest through NESACS
By Dr. Jayashree S Ranga, Salem State University

Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) coordinator for Northeastern Section of American Chemical Society (NESACS) welcomes you all to participate in the upcoming CCEW 2024 events/activities. This year’s CCEW theme “Get a charge out of chemistry – Batteries”.
Hands-on activities
NESACS will be organizing an event with hands-on activities related to this year’s theme at the Discovery Museum, Acton, MA.
April 21, 2024: 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Discover the science behind “Get a charge out of chemistry – Batteries” as we celebrate Chemists Celebrate Earth Week. Join us and our guest educators from the North Eastern Section of American Chemical Society and have fun exploring chemistry through hands-on activities related to this year’s theme, Batteries!
NESACS will be organizing an event with hands-on activities related to this year’s theme at the Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA.
April 26, 2024: 1.30-3:30 pm
Visit Chemists Celebrate Earth Week event through North Eastern Section of American Chemical Society and have fun exploring hands-on chemistry activities related to this year’s theme, Batteries!
NESACS will be a part of Rise (Up) Boston: A Climate Change Event at the Museum of Science, Boston, MA.
April 27 and April 28, 2024: 10.00 am-12.30 pm & 1.00-3.30 pm (on both days)
This will be a weekend filled with community groups, climate activities, new exhibits, and climate-themed presentations. As a CCEW coordinator, I am planning to recruit science educators, and they will be presenting hands-on earth activities related to this year’s CCEW theme “Batteries” for visitors of diverse age groups.
CCEW 2024 Illustrated Poem Contest
NESACS is organizing CCEW 2024 Illustrated Poem Contest for K-12 students.

