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This forum is all about sharing your ideas and plans for celebrating IYC 2011. Ideas are just ideas! They might lead to nothing more or they might bloom into something exciting – up to you! You can just post simple suggestions, you can start a discussion and seek comments, or you can post a request for collaboration with other members of the IYC network. You can also just browse and search the forum to see what others are thinking about and add your comments.
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Draw It
Suggestion
Choon Do | added on Nov 30, 2009
During the 2006 Year of Chemistry celebration organized in Korea, middle and high school students were invited to participate in a poster contest. The contest encouraged the students to think about the roles and effects of chemicals and chemists.
| Topic: | quiz, game, demonstrations, drawing competition | Audience: | primary schools, secondary schools, students |
Chemistry on Wheels
Suggestion
Wolfram Koch | added on Nov 30, 2009
A rolling chemistry laboratory toured Germany in 2003. It was one of many events organized during that year, and carried out by many committed men and women in chemistry. Let's plan to do as well in 2011!
| Topic: | hands-on activities, demonstrations, theater, drawing competition | Audience: | primary schools, general public, secondary schools, students |
Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change
Discussion
Peter Mahaffy | added on Nov 30, 2009
A recent IUPAC project is developing a set of interactive, web-based materials to help students visualize and understand the underlying science of climate change.
| Topic: | climate change, models, environment | Audience: | students, teachers, professional chemists |
