
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2025: Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry!
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 2025 events/activities. This year’s CCEW theme “Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry!”.

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 19, 2025: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Discover the science behind “Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry!” as we celebrate Chemists Celebrate Earth Week. Join us and our guest educators from the Northeastern Section of American Chemical Society and have fun exploring chemistry through hands-on activities related to this year’s theme, Glaciers!
NESACS will be a part of Rise (Up) Boston: A Climate Change Event at the Museum of Science, Boston, MA.
April 26, 2025: 10:00 am-12:30 pm & 1:00-3:30 pm
Join us for an action-packed day of activities, presentations, and the chance to meet people who are making a real difference – 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 “Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry!” for visitors of diverse age groups.
CCEW 2024 Illustrated Poem Contest
NESACS is organizing CCEW 2024 Illustrated Poem Contest for K-12 students.

