The 2005 National Chemistry Week
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Poster Contest
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“The Joy of toys”
For elementary, middle, and high school students
As part of the
National Chemistry Week 2005 celebration and in
recognition of its theme,
"The Joy of Toys,"
the American Chemical Society (ACS)
is sponsoring a poster contest
for students in grades K-12.
Students are invited to draw a poster that will serve
as a public service announcement
emphasizing the role of science/chemistry in toys:
• toy development, toy production,
• materials of which toys are made,
• toy safety through chemistry,
• toys from different times in history and
different cultures,
• toys that use chemistry to make them work
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Details…Details…Details…
Winners will be selected in each of the following categories:
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K – 2nd grade
3rd – 4th grade
5th – 8th grade
9th – 12th grade
Entry Guidelines
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Contest is open to all students in the Brazos Valley. If you have a question
concerning the eligibility of a student, please call/e-mail Dr. Keeney-Kennicutt
(contact info below).
All entries must be original works without aid from others.
Posters must be no larger than 14 x 22 inches in size.
Entries on foam board will not be accepted.
Entries must be hand-drawn using crayons, paint, colored pencils or markers. No
computer printing or gluing of any kind will be accepted.
Only one entry per student will be accepted.
All entries must have the following information included on the back of the poster:
Texas A&M University local section, student’s name, grade, home address,
telephone number, name of school, school address, teacher's name, teacher’s
email address and school telephone number.
Posters and descriptions must be submitted by December 16, 2005
to:
Dr. Wendy L. Keeney-Kennicutt
Coordinator, National Chemistry Week
Department of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
P.O. Box 30012 (Corner of Ross and Spence)
College Station, TX 77842-3012
979-845-3256
kennicutt@mail.chem.tamu.edu
All posters become the property of the American Chemical Society.
Acceptance of prizes constitutes consent to use winners’ names, likenesses and
entries for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes
Entries will be judged based upon:
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Artistic Merit (use of color, poster design and layout),
Poster Message (related to chemistry’s role in the science of toys)
Originality (unique, clever and/or creative design) and
Neatness (free of spelling and grammatical errors and/or stray marks)
Prizes…Prizes…Prizes…
Winners (one in each category)
F $75 Cashiers Check and some Chemistry goodies
Honorable Mentions (one in each category)
F $40 Cashiers Check and some Chemistry goodies
All entrants will receive a certificate of appreciation for the work and effort spent on
her/his poster.
Every child in the surrounding area is invited to participate. If you have any more
questions, contact me, Dr. Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, at the above numbers.