Earth Week is next week, and the American Chemical Society has streamlined the illustrated poetry contest submission process and extended the contest entry deadline. All submissions will now be submitted through this portal https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/ccew/plan-an-event/illustrated-poem-contest.html by Sunday, May 3rd at 9 p.m. PST. Our local section name is California Los Padres and is needed during the submission process.
The illustrated poetry contest is open to all students in Grades K-12. The poems must be original works composed of 40 words or less, following one of the given styles and accompanied by an original illustration. This year’s theme Protecting our Planet through Chemistry should be the focus for the poem and illustration. Contest guidelines can be found in the attached contest flyer.
Additional Earth Week resources for teachers and students:
a. www.acs.org/kids – Adventures in Chemistry site which has six experiments for home
b. www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/k-8/thebestof.html – The Best of WonderScience has nine 3-6 grade activities available for free
c. www.acs.org/inquiryinaction – Activities made for the classroom, all free
d. www.nisenet.org/athome – From our partner the NISE Network
e. AACT open resources through April 17 https://teachchemistry.org/news/unlocked-resources-through-march-3
f. Celebrating Chemistry Coloring Book (grades K-2)
g. Endangered Elements Color by Numbers (PDF) (grades 3-6)
h. ChemCatcher (PDF) (grades 9-12, undergraduate)
i. Earth Day 50th Anniversary Timeline (PDF) (grades 9-12, undergraduate)
j. and more educational resources organized by age group.
Please contact Heather Shafer via our contacts page if you have any questions about the poetry contest or Chemists Celebrate Earth Week.
