During this past year, the focus of our chapter has been to induce a chemistry-learning chain reaction that starts with our members and transcends into the community. We have prepared educational activities for our members such as the <i>Chem-Off</i> games, in which chapter members played interactive games where they had to put into practice what they had learned on their chemistry courses. The chapter is also making new strides in its green chemistry efforts and making a shift between being informative to proactive. This enthusiasm has been carried out into our community outreach projects through school visits. In these visits, members present a variety of experiments and demonstrations that impact elementary, middle and high school students, and even transform the way teachers shape their classes. By focusing our chapter’s energy towards sharing our knowledge and enthusiasm, we hope that the community we have reached will feel inspired and never forget the importance of chemistry.

Chain reaction: Impacting the community through chemistry

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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