The ACS ChemClub student chapter at Cypress Bay High School, composed of 29 students, is a recently established ACS club of 3 years. Collectively, the chapter participated in three outreach programs and over fifteen chapter events over the course of the 2017-2018 academic year. Through the collaborative effort of all chapter members, the club organized, directed, and executed several service programs for students at the elementary and middle school levels. Teaching concepts ranging from acid base neutralization reactions to the principles of density, members presented interactive experiments and activities to guide scientific inquiry from students as young as 7 years old. Chapter meetings are held biweekly and consist of entertaining lab activities for club members to participate in. Activities include making ice cream with dry ice, producing “perfumes” by esterification reactions, and investigating a simulated crime scene through the use of blood typing analysis. The experiments conducted in chapter meetings aim to cover a wide variety of disciplines within chemistry, including both organic chemistry and forensics, in order to provide members with the modem to gain extensive knowledge of the field. The chapter additionally participated in various school events on campus, most notably “Club Love Day,” in which members demonstrated and explained the color change of an edible acid-base indicator upon the addition of lemonade. This event serviced over 400 students within lunch periods and served as an effective tool to gain interest from the student population of Cypress Bay. Overall, the ACS ChemClub chapter at Cypress Bay High School continues to expand access to chemistry education through accessible lab experiences on campus as well as community wide outreach programs and will continue to strive for success in the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year.<br/>

Cypress Bay ACS Chem Club: In our element!

2019 Spring National Meeting

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