The Student Affiliate Chapter of the American Chemical Society at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico organized a Summer Festival for the second consecutive year. The festival was celebrated at La Guancha in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Being in the south side of the island, sometimes our region is left behind when larger activities are organized in San Juan, PR. Our chapter decided to impact the south area by organizing this festival in La Guancha, a recreation area for children, adults, and tourists of the south region. Chemistry demonstrations were performed from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Presentations included the areas of materials (polymers), the environment (recycling), and acid-base demonstrations. Some of the demonstrations included: Secret message and Color changes (acid-base), Snow creation and Slime production (polymers), Cleaning water and using plastic for decorations (environment). Students were organized by topics and faculty helped as supervisors. This idea was developed by one of our members, Nilza Negron. The activity was for the general public and we impacted near 100 people. This is the second year we celebrate the festival and our chapter already had established this festival as part of our academic year activities. Next year we plan to invite students accepted at PCUPR in the College of Science to involve them in our chapter activities before entering the university.

PCUPR student affiliate chapter celebrates a summer festival

249th National Meeting (2015)

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