The American Chemical Society's Committee on Community Activities (CCA) have been administering a survey of attendees at public chemistry events for the past four years.  We present results of this survey designed to gauge the effectiveness of outreach events, asking questions in age-appropriate language.  Initial findings are promising, with attitudes towards chemistry showing a consistent increasing trend comparing pre- and post- event data.  The post-event data shows an average 30% increase in the number of attendees who rate chemistry as �awesome� compared to before an event, and a significant decrease in the number of attendees who indicated chemistry was �bad� or �boring�.  We will include with this poster details on how you can incorporate evaluation in your outreach events.

Evaluating outreach: Results from assessment surveys at National Chemistry Week, Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, and International Year of Chemistry events

244th National Meeting (2012)

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