Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2023: Amazing Algae!

Hands-on activities and Illustrated poem contest through NESACS

Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) coordinator for Northeastern Section of American Chemical Society (NESACS) welcomes you all to participate in the upcoming CCEW 2023 events/activities. This year’s CCEW theme “The Curious Chemistry of Amazing Algae”.

Hands-on activities

Event 1:

NESACS in collaboration with Central Massachusetts Section will be organizing an event with hands-on activities related to this year’s theme at the Discovery Museum, Acton, MA.

April 22, 2023: 10:00 am-1:00 pm

Discover the chemistry behind amazing algae as we celebrate Chemists Celebrate Earth Week. Join us and our guest educators and have fun exploring algae chemistry through hands-on activities related to this year’s theme, Amazing Algae!

More details will be posted as plans move forward.

Event 2:

NESACS will be collaborating with Museum of Science, Boston during Rise (Up) Boston: A Climate Change Event at the Museum of Science, Boston, MA.

April 29 and April 30, 2023: 10 am-12.30 pm & 1.00-3.30 pm 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 about 25 science educators, and they will be presenting hands-on earth activities related to this year’s CCEW theme for visitors of diverse age groups.

More details will be posted as plans move forward.

CCEW 2023 Illustrated Poem Contest

NESACS is organizing CCEW 2023 Illustrated Poem Contest for K-12 students.