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The American Chemical Society Celebrates National Chemistry Week

Posted on: 11/07/2017
By  Landon Santini & Kyle Wenzel
 
The American Chemical Society celebrates National Chemistry Week every year, and this year's theme is "Chemistry Rocks!" which will involve having fun with the chemistry of rocks, minerals, and gemstones.
 
WMOA News recently spoke with retired Marietta College chemistry professor Dr. William Hohman who serves as the event's organizer about just what will be in store for this year's extra special event.
 
"This is the thirtieth anniversary of celebrating National Chemistry Week. And what we're going to have at the Grand Central Mall is a booth, and the booth will have probably ten or eleven stations where students can actually come and you can do some kind of an activity or see a demonstration or look at some samples."
 
Dr. Hohman also told us about some of the hands-on activities that have been prepared for the event.
 
"Trying to determine whether the box minerals contains calcium carbonate or calcite; looking at the colors of the gemstones that you can find and try to tell something about the chemistry that causes the color, and looking at the actual chemical formulas of the different kinds of minerals."
 
There will also be games, prizes, gifts, and hand-outs for participants.
 
"And we also have a lot of giveaways. We have a lot of things that we're gonna have for drawings such as t-shirts. We have some tote bags and water bottles. So the students do get a bunch of stuff to take home. And some teachers get extra credit in science if they come to the booth."
 
Students and faculty from Marietta College and Ohio University and industrial people will help with the activities. This event is free to the public and will be held at the Grand Central Mall in Vienna, West Virginia on Saturday, November 11th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the lobby near Belk's Department Store.
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The American Chemical Society Celebrates National Chemistry Week

This year's theme for National Chemistry Week is "Chemistry Rocks!" which will involve having fun with the chemistry of rocks, minerals, and gemstones.

 
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