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 The
2001 National Chemistry Week
Poster Contest
“Celebrating
Chemistry:
Then and Now”
PRIZES!
For
elementary, middle, and high school students. Supplies and a
room for starting your poster will be part of the Carnival!
“The
real purpose of looking back is not of course, merely to obtain
satisfaction from reflecting on past triumphs; rather, it is to discover
as many clues as possible to the likely developments of the
future”---Glenn T. Seaborg, 1976 ACS President
Chemistry—It’s part of everything that you see, touch,
taste, or smell. Chemicals
make up the food that you eat; the clothes you wear; the computer you
use; the medicines you take, and your body.
As part of NCW-2001, and in recognition of the 125th
Anniversary Celebration of the American Chemical Society, students are
invited to draw a poster illustrating how chemists and/or chemistry have
contributed to positive changes in the quality of our lives in the past
125 years.
Participants might consider carrying out the theme by using
topics such as:
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Communications:
Then and Now
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Cooking:
Then and Now
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Great
Chemists: Then and Now
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Health
Care: Then and Now
¨
Medicine:
Then and Now
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Technology:
Then and Now
¨
The
Chemist’s Workplace: Then
and Now
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The
Image of a Chemist: Then
and Now
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Transportation:
Then and Now
… or by choosing some topic of their own.
Details…Details…Details…
ACS local sections are invited to participate in the
2001 NCW unifying event-a national poster contest by contacting
elementary schools within their geographical area.
Winners will be selected in each of the following categories:
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K – 2nd grade
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3rd – 5th grade
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6th – 8th grade
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9th – 12th grade
Entry Guidelines
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Posters must be no larger than 14 x 22 inches in size
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Entries must be drawn using crayons, paint, colored pencils
or markers
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Only one entry per student will be accepted
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All entries must have the following information included on
the back of the poster: name of local section, student’s name, grade,
home address, telephone number; and name of school, and school telephone
number
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Posters and descriptions must be submitted by local
sections and received by the ACS in Washington, DC by January 28, 2002
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All posters become the property of the American Chemical
Society
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Acceptance of prizes constitutes consent to use winners’
names, likenesses and entries for editorial, advertising and publicity
purposes
Entries will be judged based upon:
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Originality and Creativity
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Relevance to and incorporation of theme
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Visual Impact and Neatness
Local sections will identify and submit the winning poster
in each grade category to the ACS Office of Community Activities in
Washington, DC. All posters
will be displayed during the 223rd ACS national meeting in
Orlando, April 7-11, 2002, at the Orange County Convention Center.
One winner and one honorable mention will be selected for each
grade category during the Orlando meeting.
Prizes…Prizes…Prizes…
National Winners
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$500 Savings Bond
Honorable Mentions
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$100 Gift Certificate redeemable for NCW items
KU Section Prizes in each
category
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Cash prize to be announced
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