Earth Day Haiku Winners

As you may remember, one activity in the “Chemists Celebrate Earth Day” celebration was an Illustrated Haiku Contest for K-12 students; it’s our pleasure to announce the contest 1st- and 2nd-place winners (and the ACS Local Sections that received their winning entries):

K-2nd Grade, 1st Place: Julianne Jarek (Pittsburgh)

K-2nd Grade, 2nd Place: Evelyn Hope (Portland)

3rd-5th Grade, 1st Place: Kaitlyn Fennell (Wilson Dam)

3rd-5th Grade, 2nd Place: Samantha Nichols (North Jersey)

6th-8th Grade, 1st Place: Lexi Burton (Erie)

6th-8th Grade, 2nd Place: Sara Jane Kacheman (Wilson Dam)

9th-12th Grade, 1st Place: Neharika Ramani (Philadelphia)

9th-12th Grade, 2nd Place: Monica Caravias (North Jersey)

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who participated!

pHun & Games, 2/3/2009 – solution

It’s Elementary!

Identify the following elements and use their atomic symbols to spell the name of a Central American country.

1. This element has an atomic number of 67.  Holmium (Ho)

2. Its name comes from the Greek words for “new” and “twin.”  Neodymium (Nd)

3. Has the highest atomic weight of the naturally occurring elements.  Uranium (U)

4. Marie Curie won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in part for the discovery and isolation of this element.   Radium (Ra)

5. An ancient name for this element is “brimstone.”  Sulfur (S)

Solution:   Honduras

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