Special Event: National Chemistry Week local event: Sunday, October 20th (Back to homepage)

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Venue: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Flushing, NY. Web

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Time: 11 am - 4 pm.

We celebrate this annual event with the American Chemical Society, New York Section and the New York Hall of Science (NYSci). Details.

This year's theme is “Marvelous Metals" as well as celebrating the International Year of the Periodic Table (of Chemical Elements) - IYPT2019.

Stop by the AIChE, Metro New York Section's table at the Hall of Science.

Note: This event is intended for K-12 students: to explore the Wonderful World of Chemistry! (The event will showcase chemistry principles using demonstrations performed by local college students and volunteers from local industries and organizations for children of all ages.)

NYSCI Fees: General Admission - $16 Adults and $13 Children. This includes the core NYSCI experience, the National Chemistry Week event, but does NOT include access to feature exhibitions (such as Apollo11: First Steps Edition nor the Science Playground, for instance). Further details. Ticket Packages.

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Resources: From the ACS NCW webpage - Celebrating Chemistry is designed to engage and educate children (Grades 4-6) in the basic principles of chemistry, and are available in both English and Spanish. Most editions are aligned with either National Chemistry Week (NCW) or Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED) and contain articles, experiments, and puzzles based on each year’s themes.

Some recent themes include: • Geochemistry • Forensics - Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry • Colors, Pigments, & Dyes - Chemistry Colors Our World • Energy: Now and Forever! • Nanotechnology – The Smallest BIG Idea in Science • Chemistry is Out of This World • Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry • Water in Our World • Chemistry Rocks (Geochemistry)


Details on Upcoming AIChE, Metro NY Section events. Download latest flyer.