In continuation of their efforts, the ACS student chapter at South Texas College has served a number of outreach and community service projects. Known as the “Traveling Chemists,” the chemistry club visited more than 15 distinct schools and venues performing science experiments for over 6,000 students in the Deep South Texas region this past year. Through these numerous demos, the chapter hopes to increase the interest in science in young students. In addition, the chapter has participated in a vast assortment of community service activities consisting of science fairs, National Chemistry Week, Spooky Science Fest, Nano Days, Green Chemistry, Earth Day, canned food drives, toy drives, and fundraisers, to name a few. As an example, during National Chemistry Week the club held an event at the Spooky Science Fest in Weslaco, TX where children of all ages opened ‘dinosaur eggs’ by melting/cracking ice with salt along with participating in our ‘Traveling Chemists’ show. All these events have been successful due to our club’s comradery and willingness to help others.

Chronicles of the jurassic outreach expedition in south Texas

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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