Where:Beyond Benign, at Warner Babcock Institute
100 Research Drive
Wilmington, MA 01887
978 229 5450
Topic: Beyond Benign--Green Chemistry Education and Outreach
Program:
9:30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Presentation: Dr. Amy Cannon, a green chemist, fellow educator, and co-founder and director of Beyond Benign the nonprofit dedicated to green chemistry education and outreach will make a presentation about the sustainable science projects taking place at the 100 Research Dr facility in Wilmington, MA. She and her staff will then help attendees with hands-on activities which can be brought back to your classroom. The activities are designed to help students think about the sustainable chemistry now used in laboratory and manufacturing situations. Among the possible green activities are: acid base chemistry, extraction of organic compounds, low energy solar cells. Specific lesson plans will be available.
12:15 [nominal] NEACT Annual Meeting will follow immediately.
1:00 P.M. Lunch [provided, but RSVP* by May 6]
Notes: (1) The Executive committee will meet after lunch.
(2) *NEACT Meeting coordinator is Faith Hughes; cell 508.415.3872
Dr. Amy Cannon, a green chemist, fellow educator, and co-founder and director of Beyond Benign the nonprofit dedicated to green chemistry education and outreach will make a presentation about the sustainable science projects taking place at the 100 Research Dr facility in Wilmington, MA. She and her staff will then help attendees with hands-on activities which can be brought back to your classroom. T
he activities are designed to help students think about the sustainable chemistry now used in laboratory and manufacturing situations. Among the possible green activities are: acid base chemistry, extraction of organic compounds, low energy solar cells. Specific lesson plans will be available.