The New Jersey Chemistry Olympics Revisited

Reginald P. T. Tomkins and Dana Knox
Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102
James M. Grow
Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102
Borislaw Bilash II
Pascack Valley Regional High School, Hillsdale, NJ 07642
J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (10), p 1161
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p1161
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2003

Abstract

The New Jersey Chemistry Olympics competition for high school students is described. Organizational details, competition guidelines, and program funding information are included. Ten competitions are described and include events involving research, laboratory experiments, and computer-based activities.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Demonstrations

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Humor / Puzzles / Games

Keywords (Subject):

Conferences

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