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Chemists to excite children's interests
at state fair
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[August 08, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois local sections of
the American Chemical Society will participate in the Illinois State
Fair, Aug. 10-19, with a public tent in the Conservation World area
of the fairground. This annual event allows for children of all ages
to have fun learning about chemistry.
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The state fair project is sponsored jointly by the eight ACS
Illinois local sections. Activities will include hands-on activities
for children, science demonstrations, a computer quiz that awards
prizes, packets and CDs for teachers, and literature for the general
public.
Please visit
www.acsillinoisstatefair.org for more information on the ACS
state fair project, experiments to do at home and interactive
activities.
The state fair project is an outreach program of the ACS Illinois
local sections developed to enhance the public's awareness of the
contributions of chemistry to our everyday lives and the nation's
economy.
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The American Chemical Society is the world's largest professional
scientific society, with a membership of more than 160,000 chemists
and chemical engineers, including 6,554 in Illinois. The society
publishes scientific journals and databases, convenes major research
conferences, and provides educational, science policy and career
programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and
Columbus, Ohio. For more information on the ACS, visit
www.chemistry.org.
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