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2023 Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (2023 CCEW)

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Each spring, ACS celebrates the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW), a public awareness campaign that promotes the value of chemistry in everyday life. This year, CCEW takes place April 16-22 under the theme, “The Curious Chemistry of Amazing Algae.”

One of the highlights of the CCEW is an illustrated ­poem contest for students in grades K-12, a cross-curricular activity that allows students to express their creativity while learning about chemistry. This is a great opportunity for students and their school to be recognized on both state and national level.
Contest Deadline: Sunday, April 30, 2023 by 11:59 PM
Prizes: $25.00 gift certificate for 1st place in each grade category (K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12)
Submit entries online at: online submission form
Local Contact: Dr. G. Zreda (gzreda@tanq.org)
Write and illustrate a poem using the CCEW theme, “The Curious Chemistry of Amazing Algae.” Your poem must be no more than 40 words and in the following styles to be considered:

HAIKU - LIMERICK - ODE - ABC POEM - FREE VERSE - END RHYME - BLANK VERSE
Possible topics related to the theme include:
  • Seaweed
  • Micro- or macro- algae
  • Photosynthesis
  • Bioluminescent algae

  • Algae as food & habitat for animals
  • Consumer products from algae
  • Oxygen from algae
  • Biofuels from algae
Entries will be judged based upon:
  • Artistic Merit - use of color, quality of drawing, design, and layout
  • Poem Message - fun, motivational, inspiring about yearly theme
  • Originality Creativity - unique, clever and/or creative design
  • Neatness - free of spelling and grammatical errors
Contest Rules:
  • All poems must be no more than 40 words, and in one of the following styles to be considered: Haiku, Limerick, Ode, ABC poem, Free verse, End rhyme, and Blank verse.
  • Entries are judged based upon relevance to and incorporation of the CCEW theme, word choice and imagery, colorful artwork, adherence to poem style, originality and creativity, and overall presentation.
  • All entries must be original works without aid from others. Poems may be submitted by hand on an unlined sheet of paper not larger than 11” by 14” or scanned and sent via email. Illustrations may be created using crayons, watercolors, other types of paint, colored pencils, or markers. The illustration may also be electronically created by using a digital painting and drawing app on a computer, tablet, or mobile device.
rules
  • The text of the poem should be easy-to-read and may be typed before the hand-drawn or digital illustration is added, or the poem may be written on lined paper, which is cut out and pasted onto the unlined paper with the illustration.
  • No clipart or unoriginal images can be used.
  • Only one entry per student will be accepted; all entries must include an entry form.
  • If the illustration is created using a digital painting or drawing app, the name of the program must be included on the entry form.
  • Acceptance of prizes constitutes consent to use winners’ first name and last initial, along with the name of the ACS Local Section, on the ACS web pages and in the magazine, Chemical & Engineering News
To assist you with planning of the CCEW - themed lessons, we have resources for grade K-12 students, including age-appropriate activities, short videos and lesson plans:
CCEW Illustrated Poem Contest Winners from the most reason year
ACS general Interested Resources
Celebrating Chemistry for CCEW 2023
2023 Celebrating Chemistry Magazine
2023 CCEW Flyer​
ACS CCEW Illustrated Poem Contest
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