Photos from National Chemistry Week 2006

Photos from Project SEED

The HSTTG primarily serves high school chemistry teachers in the tri-state metro area, and also attracts K -16 science educators, chemists, engineers and 9-16 science students who attend with their teachers. The group has nine monthly meetings, September through May, mostly held at New York University, with programs that include hands-on workshops, laboratory demonstrations and lectures. The meetings are coordinated with other area science teacher organizations such as The Chemistry Teachers' Club of New York, The Physics Club of New York and the UFT Science Committee. Members of the Biology Teachers Association, the Earth Science Club and the Elementary School Science Association have also joined us in the past. Since most teachers are expected to teach more than one science, this type of networking is very helpful.

The HSTTG goals are to continue to present state of the art information about chemistry and science education to teachers. For more information, contact: Joan Laredo Liddell, or Jean Delfiner

NICHOLS FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY TEACHER AWARD

Photos from Recent H.S. Teachers TG Meetings

1.  October meeting of the High School Teachers Topical Group topic: Using Video (Streaming and Nonstreaming) to Enhance Your Science Lesson. L - R: Joan Laredo-Liddell; Thomas Vesey and Christopher Ward, presenters; Rudi Jones; Lewis Malchick; Jean Delfiner	2.  The High School Teachers Topical Group meeting in November at NYU. L - R: Joan Laredo-Liddell; Lewis Malchick; John Roeder, presenter: Jack DePalma; Helen Creedon; Jean Delfiner.John's topic was "Energy Plans for the 21st Century."
3.  The New York Section received a grant to bring Dr. Joe Schwarcz from McGill University, Montreal, Canada to NY. He and Melodie Ko gave 2 presentations in Westchester to 1600 students and faculty before going to NYU for the HSTTG. Over 75 teachers attended the New York City meeting. L - R: Joan Laredo-Liddell; Lewis Malchick; Dr. Schwarcz: John Roeder; Melodie Ko; Jack DePalma; Jean Delfiner.	4.  For the February 2007 meeting of the High School Teachers Topical Group at NYU, Dr. Monica Plisch, Senior Research Associate, Center for Nanoscale Systems, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY presented: "The Phantastic Photon, a hands-on approach". L - R: Joan Laredo-Liddell; Dr. Monica Plisch; Helen Creedon; Jack DePalma; Lewis Malchick; Jean Delfiner

5.  The January 2007 presentation by Professor Keith Sheppard was: "History of High School Laboratory Work in Chemistry and Physics." L - R: Lewis Malchick; Joan Laredo-Liddell; Gail Horowitz; Prof. Keith Sheppard; Jean Delfiner; Jack DePalma

6.  Joan Laredo-Liddell and Ivi Tamm, members of the NY High School Teachers Topical Group, demonstrating at the STANYS Annual Conference in Ellenville, NY

2008 US National Chemistry Olympiad

The NY Section of the ACS will be participating in the 2008 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad to take place on March 2008.
Registration is required by February 18, 2008.
Teachers are encouraged to have their students compete.
Download Registration Materials

Chemagination is a creative innovation and writing contest for high school science students conducted by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and written with the National Science Education Standards in mind. The New York Section of the American Chemical Society, ACS, will be sponsoring the Fifth Annual Chemagination contest in the NY metropolitan area.

ACS Sponsored High School Chemistry Clubs

In the Fall of 2005, the Education Division initiated a pilot program for ACS affiliated high school chemistry clubs across the US. ACS staff contacted interested teachers, produced a handbook, identified interesting and appropriate club activities, and established contacts with membership programs. Staff plans to set up a Web page for posting resources and encouraging communication among clubs. As funds permit, logo-bearing banners and pins will add to the starter package.

Supporting and establishing ACS high school chemistry clubs is an attractive idea that has been under discussion for several years. A survey sent out to high school teacher members-several of whom already sponsor clubs-confirmed support for such a program. A self-selected group of these teachers signed on for the 2005-06 pilot program and received assistance from the Office of High School Education in launching their chemistry clubs. Additionally, these teachers were encouraged to contact their local ACS sections and nearby ACS Student Affiliate Chapters to initiate joint activities and acquire member support.

The HS Clubs program is designed as a member benefit for high school teacher members. In order to be an ACS high school chemistry club advisor, the teacher must be affiliated with ACS at some level-including national, divisional, and/or local section affiliate.

Local ACS sections are encouraged to be pro-active in this pilot phase of the project. Any section wishing to initiate a partnership with an area high school to establish an affiliated club is welcome to move forward with the plan. Education Division staff is collecting contact information for the 2006-2007 academic year. In exchange for certain charter-initiating documents, schools will receive ACS resources and support. Please email staff at with questions, plans and/or suggestions.

Initial support for the clubs may include the following:

• A tabbed binder and CD with detailed start-up materials for establishing a club
• A sample constitution and bylaws
• A charter application
• A collection of safety-reviewed activities (Some of these will support various established ACS programs like National
• Chemistry Week, Chemagination, Kids & Chemistry, U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad, Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, and Green Chemistry.)
• Career information
• Information on ACS Accredited Colleges and Universities
• A Website
• Logo imprinted items (pins, banners, perhaps t-shirts and other items)
• Contact information for Local Sections and Student Affiliate groups
• Community Service Project ideas

The New York Section is interested in knowing the moderators and schools where the ACS HS Chemistry Clubs are initiated. We would like to acknowledge these members. Please send information or questions to . I am a member of the ACS SOCED Committee.

THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
HAS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

Education of students about chemical principles has no more important link than the high school chemistry teachers in more than 400 high schools within the borders of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society. For those who may be confused, the New York Section includes the counties of Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), Richmond (Staten Island), Manhattan, Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Nassau, and Suffolk counties in New York AND Hudson and Bergen counties in New Jersey. That approximates the original ACS that encompassed the territory within 50 miles of Manhattan.

The New York Section sponsors teacher awards, student awards, a variety of educational programs for high school teachers. Teachers are also welcome at all meetings of the ACS, whether or not they are formal members of the ACS. We also welcome program and activity suggestions from active teachers, and of course, all volunteers are welcome!!

The New York Section is moving to a web based notification system and encourages high school teachers to register with us so that they will get timely notification of all programs for them and their students.

Please REGISTER with us so that e-mail notices will go directly to you.
Please encourage all of your colleagues to also register, its totally FREE and worth your while.
The information you provide is kept confidential and will never be shared with anyone
outside the New York Section of the American Chemical Society

If you are interested in participating in ACS activities, please send an to the New York Section office
Thank you for registering with the New York Section.

Proect SEED, 2006

Allene Johnson with Zareen Mobin and Sara Yllescas and their project "Growth of Staphyloccus"	Bettyann Howson discussing Tachyanna Thompson's Tuberculosis Study
Jim Grow with Richard Medrino's study of Boron Carbide	Ron Surani and Samual Alexander's study of "How to Create a Nanoshell"

Westchester Chemical Society & HS Teachers Group David Katz of Phoenix, Arizona, international presenter, gave three presentations for National Chemistry Week 2006. He was sponsored by the Westchester Chemical Society and the High School Teachers Topical Group. His Friday morning presentation was for the students of Westchester and that evening for the High School Teachers Topical Group. On Saturday morning, he gave a presentation for the Westchester chemistry teachers. Students from the SUNY-Purchase Step Program joined the teachers.

David Katz with Mr. Fantastic

Joan Laredo-Liddell and Jean Delfiner, co-chairs of the HSTTG and the Westchester Chemical Society, present a certificate of appreciation to David Katz for his presentations.

Students from the SUNY-Purchase Step Program taking Mr. Fantastic and changing him into Mr. Stretch

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