National Chemistry Week

Chemistry Open House
& Mini-Science Exploratorium
November 8, 2003
National Chemistry Week
October 19 - 25, 2003

Welcome to the National Chemistry Week Page
for the Texas A&M University Local Section
of the American Chemical Society!

All the information on National Chemistry Week will appear here and be updated regularly.

The 2003 National Chemistry Week Poster Contest "Earth's Atmosphere and Beyond!" Click HERE for more details.

Earth's Atmosphere and Beyond!
Chemistry Open House and Science Exploratorium will be held on November 8, 2003 beginning at 9:45am in the foyer of the old part of the main Chemistry Building by the 3 round brick fountains, called the H₂O fountains. (This is not the Heldenfels building). Here is another CAMPUS MAP showing parking, our building and the Sbisa Dining Hall. An All-You-Can-Eat Lunch Buffet is available at Sbisa Dining Hall for the special price of $5.95 with $1 off coupon obtained at the Welcome Table - thanks to TAMU Food Service.

Click HERE to get the Schedule of Events for your science adventure!
(It's a pdf file)
You will also get a copy when you arrive at the Open House.

Start your adventures by checking in at the Welcome Table and getting your bag of chemistry goodies.
Here is the Proposed Handout. Two Chemistry Road Shows, featuring fires, explosions, weird polymers, super cold materials and other things will be in Room 100 of the main Chemistry building at 10am and 2pm.
Door prizes will be given out at both shows.

Other activities at Chemistry Open House and Science Exploratorium will be underway between 11am and 2pm.
They will include lots of hands-on and computer activities, guided lab tours, and demonstrations. Departments involved are Chemistry (of course), Physics (a great new addition), Engineering, Meteorology and others.

Questions? Please contact me, Dr. Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, at 979-845-3256 or by e-mail..

Fun Activities to do in or outside of class can be found at the American Chemical Society site. Look HERE under K-8 in particular and HERE for free access to publications.
Fun Activities to do in or outside of class can be found in

"Celebrating Chemistry" (a pdf file) ,
Beyond Earth's Atmosphere
"ChemMatters" for high school students.

You will get copies of both "Celebrating Chemistry" and "ChemMatters" in your "goodie bag" at the Chemistry Open House.

Here is a blurb about Chemistry Open House and Science Exploratorium 2003 by the College of Science.

Here is the link to Last Year's Chemistry Open House.
Here is the link to the TAMU Chemistry Department.