The Adrian College Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society sponsored a new event in conjunction with the Lenawee Intermediate School District (LISD) to provide continuing education for local elementary and middle school teachers. Funded by an ACS Innovative Activities Grant (IAG), this project contained two parts, an all day work shop for the teachers and creation of chemistry demonstration kits for local schools to check out from Adrian College.<br/><br/>For the all day work shop teachers were invited to Adrian College’s campus to be taught about each demonstration kit, including the state objectives behind the kits and the proper procedures for their use. The workshop was split into two sessions. In the morning classroom session the ACS Student Chapter members explained each demonstration in detail, including its procedure and safety hazards and how it fits into the state’s science curriculum. In the afternoon laboratory session the chapter members performed each demonstration and then allowed the teachers to practice the demonstrations themselves. The Chapter worked with the LISD to design the workshop so that the hours spent at the event could be counted as continuing education hours for the teachers.<br/><br/>Demonstration kits were created to be loaned out to the teachers on an as-needed basis to be used in their classrooms in accordance with the state objectives. The kits contain all that is needed to successfully run each demonstration, including instructions, reagents, glassware, and safety equipment. When the teachers are done using the kits, they are returned to the Chemistry Club to be restocked and lent out again.

Chemical demonstration program for continuing education

249th National Meeting (2015)

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