This presentation will summarize the experiences of museums, ACS local sections, and ACS student chapters hosting Explore Science: Let’s Do Chemistry events held at 250 locations across the United States between October - December 2018.  The presentation will include an overview of the 250 events, provide summarized data from the event host reports, and feature highlights of the collaborations that took place between museums, chemists, and chemistry students. All museums receiving physical kits were encouraged to collaborate with local chemists and chemistry students when hosting their events providing opportunities for direct engagement between museum visitors and chemists. The Explore Science: Let’s Do Chemistry kits and events are part of the ChemAttitudes design-based research project led by the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Network) and ACS and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).  The ChemAttitudes project is designed to identify how informal educational activities can be used to stimulate interest, sense of relevance, and feelings of self-efficacy about chemistry among public audiences.<br/>

Museums collaborating with chemists on public outreach events nationwide using Explore Science: Let’s Do Chemistry kit activities

2019 Spring National Meeting

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