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Science Experiments for Children on tap for National Chemistry Week

Do you want to measure a hair with a laser?  Test for vitamin C?  Find out about fats?  Do origami to learn about proteins and test vegetables for fizz to learn about enzymes?   Join us for our National Chemistry Week Celebration 2011 on Friday, October 21, 7:00-9:00 PM at Princeton University, Frick Chemistry Building, Taylor Commons.

National Chemistry Week is being celebrated during the International Year of Chemistry. The theme for this year’s National Chemistry Week is “Chemistry – Our Health, Our Future!” – Exploring the positive impacts of chemistry as it relates to nutrition, hygiene, and medicine. The activities that are planned will demonstrate concepts and contributions of chemistry to the field of medicine.

Community members ages 5 and up are invited to participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations supervised by local scientists, American Chemical Society members, and Princeton University staff and students.

Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.  Admission is free. For more information contact Allen Jones at PACS_NCW@yahoo.com

Frick Laboratory is located on Washington Road, Princeton, NJ near Palmer Stadium and Jadwin Gym.  Enter from the plaza at the end of the pedestrian bridge across Washington Road.  Parking is available in lot 21 located near the stadium.  See www.princeton.edu/main/visiting/ for a campus map.

The annual event is an outreach program hosted by the Princeton section of the American Chemical Society.

The American Chemical Society – the world’s largest scientific society – is a non-profit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. The Princeton Section has over 600 members who serve the profession and the community. For more information visit www.princeton.edu/~pacs/