NCW Poster Contest

As part of every annual celebration of National Chemistry Week (NCW), the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors a poster contest for students in Kindergarten – Grade 12.

This year, students are invited to create a poster that celebrates the 2009 theme “Chemistry—It’s Elemental”, which commemorates the 140^th anniversary of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements. Students are invited to create a poster that celebrates the theme “Chemistry—It’s Elemental!”. The poster should be fun, motivational and inspire students to learn about one or more elements in the periodic table.

Consider the roles that elements play in your everyday life. For example:

• The history of an element or elements

• Common and not-so-common uses of elements

• The history of the periodic table

This is a national contest! One poster from each category will be sent on the National Competition. Winners of the National Competition will receive the prizes below!

First and second place in each of the following grade categories:

• K – 2^nd

• 3^rd – 5^th

• 6^th – 8^th

• 9^th – 12^th

1^st Place: $100

2^nd Place: $50

There are also prizes for teachers of winning students!

Contest Rules:

• All entries must be original works without aid from others.

• Posters must be no larger than 14 x 22 inches.

• Entries on foam board will not be accepted.

• Entries must be hand-drawn using crayons, paint, colored pencils or markers.

• Posters must be sent to Amy Pollock, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823.

• Posters must be submitted to Amy Pollock before Friday, October 23^rd, 2009 at 5pm.

• All entries must have the following information included on the back of the poster: student’s name, grade, name of school or sponsoring group (e.g. Boys and Girls Club or Scout Troop), adult contact address, contact name, contact telephone number, student/adult contact email address. Home schooled students are eligible for the contest and should include the name of any homeschool group with which they are associated.

• Entries lacking complete and legible information will be disqualified.

• ACS is not responsible for lost, damaged, or delayed postal shipments.

• All posters become the property of the American Chemical Society.

• Acceptance of prizes constitutes consent to use winners’ names and entries for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes.

Judging:

Entries will be evaluated based on the following:

1. Artistic Merit (use of color, quality of drawing, poster design & layout)

2. Poster Message (should be fun, motivational and promote chemistry’s important role in everyday life)

3. Originality and Creativity (unique, clever and/or creative design)

4. Neatness (free of spelling and grammatical errors and/or stray marks)

EDUCATORS: Find additional resources for your classroom/students and easy ways to celebrate at www.acs.org/ncw.

For additional information about the contest, contact the

American Chemical Society, Office of Community Activities

at 800-227-5558, ext. 4458 or email ncw@acs.org.