As STEM careers are becoming more popular, STEM education is as important as ever. This research was to propose viable and functional methods of teaching chemistry to young children through interactive demos. Investigation of effective ways to capture children’s attention, retain their engagement, and effectively teach chemistry and science related topics in a timely manner was conducted. The study was to investigate under several booths at the ACS ChemEXPO 2019 the best method to engage and teach children. Major findings include that personability, repetition, and an interactive activity led to children learning about chemistry, while also finding the activity enjoyable. The finding concluded that effective and successful engagement of children to STEM fields require personal engagement, active participation, and positive encouragement from those presenting the information.

Successful methods of promoting and teaching chemistry to children ages 3-12

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