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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CHEMISTRY ACTIVITIES

2011

People are invited to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry in 2011 by recognizing the achievements of chemistry throughout history and its contributions to the humankind. The Year will give a global boost to chemical science, and hopefully increase the interest in chemistry among young people. It aims to increase the public appreciation of chemistry in meeting world needs and people around the world are invited to participate in activities and events that promote the International Year of Chemistry. Activities for the International Year of Chemistry include:

1. Events that emphasize chemistry as a creative science essential for sustainability and improvements to our way of life.

2. Experiments to explore how chemical research is critical for solving our global problems involving food, water, health, energy, and more.

3. Activities that engages young people with scientific disciplines and generates enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry.

Background

Chemistry is the science of matter and the changes it undergoes, concerned with the composition, behaviour, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions. Chemistry is vital to our understanding of the world and the cosmos, especially molecular transformations are important to the production of food, medicines, fuel, and countless manufactured and extracted products. The International Year of Chemistry will celebrate the art and science of chemistry, and its essential contributions to knowledge, to environmental protection and to economic development.

Activity	Description	Students' level
Chemistry Quizzzzz	This quiz challenges students' reasoning	High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Chemical Interactive chemistry experiments	Experiments Show demonstrations in a school activities	Upper primary, High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Poster/Cartoon drawing competitions	Chemistry Days	Upper primary, High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed Open to the public at activities
Chemistry Stamps	Students design stamps commemorating chemists, chemistry principles, elements etc.	High school
Projects-Ex. Whole periodic table	Periodic Table developed collectively at school and public ally displayed	High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Panel discussions/Talks	By eminent persons/teacher teaching/working in Chemistry Global Challenges, Chemistry Solutions	High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Students' hands-on activities in PTA/CPTA/School	Students' event can include hands-on activities such as using household chemicals to create special effects, conducting experiments with copper.	U.P, High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Life sketches, Demonstration Experiments, Reading and visualisation	Know the scientist and his/her contributions. Example, Priestley and Soda Pop Marie Curie	U.P, High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Talks/Lectures Themes for issues are: Use of Endosulfan, Renewable fuels, Treating house-hold wastes, Water	Talks on controversial issues- Renewable fuels: can we really run our cars on waste, wee, water or alcohol? If not, are there any other sources of energy we have not thought about? How could we power up in a ‘greener’ way? Are the alternatives all that they seem?	High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Chemistry on the move	Every update of News in Chemistry as News board or TVshows	High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Chemist of the week	See the details given below	U.P, High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
One person	See the details given below	U.P, High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Chemistry in Action!	See the details given below	High school, Higher secondary, TTC and B.Ed
Chemistry in Kitchen	Aspects of Chemistry happening in Kitchen-quiz, talk	People/PTA/CPTA-Presentation by students

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