HIGH SCHOOL CHemIStry teaCHerS PrOGramSan Diego, California

For more informationContact the Office of High School Chemistry

1 800 227 5558, ext. 2105education@acs.org www.acs.org/hsday

Visit the exhibiting companies and organizations at the San Diego Convention Center, Halls B/C on:

Sunday, march 13, 2016 6:00 PM–8:30 PM

monday, march 14, 2016tuesday, march 15, 2016 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

The American Chemical Society (ACS) will hold its 251st National Meeting in San Diego on March 13–17, 2016. ACS is the world’s largest scientific society dedicated to a single discipline. The meeting will be held at the San Diego Convention Center and hotels around the city.

WHy SHOuLd yOu attend tHe aCS natIOnaL meetInG In San dIeGO?

• Two days of high school programming• Learn about resources that you can use in your classroom• Networking opportunities with other chemistry teachers• Earn Continuing Education Credits for attending sessions• Full access to the entire ACS meeting and exposition

Can’t attend tHe aCS natIOnaL meetInG In San dIeGO?Follow along on Twitter with #ACSHSDay

reGIStratIOnall attendees must register for the meeting. registration includes access to the High School Chemistry Day program anD the entire aCS Meeting and exposition.

The cost for registration for Pre-College/High School teachers is $105.

• online: http://www.acs.org/sandiego2016

• Phone: 800-251-8629 or 508-743-0192 M - f, 9 aM to 5 PM eST

• on-site: San Diego Convention Center

reGIStratIOn metHOdSThere are several ways to register for the meeting:

Sunday, marCH 13, 2016 HarbOr baLLrOOm a – manCHeSter Grand Hyatt San dIeGO8:30 am – 4:30 Pm COrOnadO d HIGH SCHOOL PrOGram

Symposium organizers: Sally B. Mitchell, East Syracuse Minoa High School, East Syracuse, NY Jenelle L. Ball, Chico High School, Chico, CA

morning Program energy, design and Change with Photo Origami: 21st Century engineering with Shape memory PolymersEric W. Carpenter, Science Discovery, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

the albert einstein Fellowship: Creating Connections for teachers Anne Artz, The Preuss School UCSD, San Diego, CA Computers in Chemistry: breakthroughs in molecular SpectroscopySteve McQueen, University of Southern Mississippi, Madison, MS

building mobile tools for Chemistry Julia Winter, Detroit Country Day School and Alchemie Games, Bloomfield, MI

my High School Chemistry teacher: Hero and the Path to the Golden egg Hudson Freeze, Human Genetics, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA

Integrating the Chemistry of Climate Science into High School Classrooms Marcy H. Towns and Ashley Versprille Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Peter G. Mahaffy, Kings Univ Coll Chem Dept, Edmonton, AB, Canada Mary M. Kirchhoff, American Chemical Society, Washington DC Lallie C. McKenzie, Eugene, OR

Sip, Spit, repeat – Learning the basics of assay development through evaluations of astringency in beverages Gavin L. Sacks, Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Lindsay F. Springer, Food Science and Technology, Cornell University, Dundee, NY

LunchThe High School/College interface luncheon brings together educators from different levels with the goal of facilitating an exchange of ideas and networking between teachers. This activity is organized and sponsored by the ACS Education Division and Division of Chemical Education (CHED)

Pre-college registrants should not purchase a ticket to the High School/College Interface Luncheon. Tickets to this event are generously provided by the ACS Division of Chemical Education for all pre-college registrants.

afternoon Programatomic Particles: Helping Students Gather data to understand the Particles inside the atom Laura E. Slocum, Science Department, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, SC

Let’s revel in the Periodic table Eric R. Scerri, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Very Practical Chemistry of materials John M. Newsam, Tioga Research, Inc., San Diego, CA

encouraging Focused Student talk through Lab Structure in High School Chemistry Jenelle L. Ball, Science, Chico High School, Chico, CA teachers as Species: Survive, Interact, adapt, and thrive Patrick L. Daubenmire, Department of Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL Deborah G. Herrington, Department of Chemistry, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

I’m a PaCK rat! Simple activities to teach Chemistry with things Found in your Junk drawer Sherri C. Rukes, Libertyville High School, Libertyville, IL

5:00 Pm – 7:00 Pm netWOrKInG reCePtIOn

The ACS Office of High School Chemistry, ACS-Hach Program, and AACT - American Association of Chemistry Teachers invite you to eat, drink and talk chemistry with your fellow teachers at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

4:30 Pm – 8:30 Pm POtPOurrI OF POLymer PrOJeCtS: taKe a byte Out OF tHe nGSS

Presented by: Sherri Rukes, Andrew Nydam, Edmund Escudero, Danielle Moore

basic Polymer Science for the Science Classroom

How to Change an Old Lab to do new tricks!

Polymers: new twists on Old Favorites

bioPlastic: Going from Synthetic to natural Polymers

Polymer Food Chemistry: Have Fun with Polymer Chemistry by making mountain dew Viar

using nanotechnology and Polymer Science to Connect to a real Life Scenario

mimicking natural Surfaces using Polymer Coatings: a Lesson about Wetting

mOnday, marCH 14, 2016 COrOnadO d – manCHeSter Grand Hyatt San dIeGO