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Sept. 24, 2020

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Let's Do Chemistry! Participate in a workshop designed to help you and your team share chemistry with your community NOBCChE Do you enjoy using hands-on activities to share the excitement of chemistry with children, teens, and let’s face it, anyone who will listen? Do others look to you for advice on what to say and do when facilitating a hands-on activity? If you answered yes to these questions, the 5-part Let’s Do Chemistry workshop is for you! This train the trainer style workshop reveals research-based strategies to strengthen your outreach efforts, builds a community of informal science educators and scientists, and provides tools for you to use when you train volunteers or educators to facilitate activities. Choose the workshop schedule that works best for you and indicate your preference as you apply for a spot in one of four offerings of the Let’s Do Chemistry workshop. Applications will be reviewed and selected on a rolling basis; the final application deadline for participation in the fall 2020 workshops is Friday, October 2, 2020. Individuals who apply for and are selected to participate in the workshop will receive a $1,000 stipend upon completion as compensation for their time and work. Questions? Contact Patti at p_galvan@acs.org or David at dsittenfeld@mos.org.

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