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Every Spring, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, as part of a state-wide outreach program initiated by the Florida section of the American Chemical Society (ACS), hosts “CHEMATHON”, a scholastic competition for high school students in the Big Bend and Pan Handle Areas. Invitations are open to all public and private certified high schools in these counties. THIS YEAR’S EVENT WILL BE ON THURSDAY MARCH 13TH, 2014.

Chemathon is a team competition for students who have had, or will soon be completing, at least one year of high school chemistry.

Teams consist of 4 students and each high school is allowed to bring up to 4 teams (Up to 3 teams of AP/IB Division or General Division) to the competition (Up to 4 teams per school).

Competitions consist of a team laboratory activity and an individual written chemistry examination.

. There will be team awards for the laboratory activity and individual awards for the written examination.

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Registration is $5 per student and the REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 7TH, 2014. Please fill out the registration form and mail or email it to:

Andrew Miklos, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute of Molecular Biophysics

91 Chieftan Way
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306
(850) 644-0166

amiklos@fsu.edu



Chemathon Schedule Spring 2014

Time
Event
Location
10:00AM
Check-In
Hoffman Teaching Laboratory
10:30 AM
Students: ACS Chemistry Olympiad Examination

255 Fisher Lecture Hall

10:30 AM
Teachers and Parents: Welcome
Refreshments will be served
Room 120 Dittmer Building
11:00 AM

Teacher & Parent Activties
(Laboratory Activities with Dr. Kenneth Goldsby)

Room 120 Dittmer Building
11:30 AM
Lunch
208 Hoffman Teaching Laboratory
12:30 PM
Students: Team Laboratory Competition

308, 309, 314, 317, 318 Hoffman Teaching Laboratory


12:30 PM

Teachers & Parents Activities
(Webassign Presentation by Deb Varnado)

Room 120 Dittmer Building
1:30 PM
Chemistry Magic Show
255 Fisher Lecture Hall
2:30 PM
Results of the Competition and AWARDS PRESENTATION
255 Fisher Lecture Hall

Anyone wishing additional information as to the workings of CHEMATHON and/or how to get your favorite high school involved, please contact me as given below.

Thank you.

Dr. Stephanie R. Dillon, Coordinator
FSU-CHEMATHON
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Florida State University
324B Dittmer Lab of Chemistry
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
(850) 644-0166 sdillon@chem.fsu.edu

Directions to Chemathon Campus Location: Turn onto Woodward Avenue from West Tennessee (US 90). Parking is available in the open lot on the left or the parking garage on the Right. Check- In Table will be set up between the Hoffman Laboratory and Fisher Lecture Hall Buildings.


Campus Map to Chemathon