Reminders

Please read everything carefully before attending.

WE WILL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE IF YOU AND/OR YOUR CHILD DO NOT FOLLOW ALL SAFETY GUIDELINES.

General Information

Location: UAB Chemistry Building

Check-in: Chemistry Building Room 101

Date: Saturday, May 7th

Time: 9 am - 2:30 pm.

You may arrive and leave at anytime during the event. You may also leave and return. We ask that you check-in and check-out in CHEM101 each time you come and go to receive and return your goggles.

Parental Consent

All children must have a completed parental consent waiver signed by their legal guardian. Forms will be available at check-in. However, children attending with an adult other than their legal guardian must come with a signed copy of the waiver. This form will be sent out via email prior to the event.

Safety and Dress Code

In order to hold this event at UAB, we must be in compliance with all UAB policies. Namely, all attendees - children, friends, and parents - as well as volunteers must be wearing the following

1. Shirts with sleeves (t-shirts okay, no tank tops)

2. Long pants/ dresses that cover the legs completely as far as the ankles

3. Closed-toe shoes (no sandals or flip-flops)

BE AWARE! FAILURE TO MEET OUR DRESS CODE MEANS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT.

Eye protection will be provided at the event at check-in. Safety Glasses/ Goggles must be worn at all times and returned when checking out.

All of our experiments have been tested and have been deemed safe for children. While most experiments are hands-on, several are demonstrations only and will be manned by our trained volunteers. With that in mind, if at any point you feel an experiment is unsafe, too messy, or too much fun, you may skip it and move on to the next one. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING!

Any questions or concerns during the event can be brought to any of our volunteers or officers. If anything comes up, please notify us as soon as possible!

Food

Lunch will be provided by UAB. Food may not be taken to any of the experiment stations inside or outside.

Please notify us of any food allergies via email before the event. You are also advised to notify our check-in staff and to bring any medications necessary in the event of a reaction. Several demonstrations also make use of food items such as milk, eggs, and strawberries, though in general, nothing used in experiments may be consumed. If we are notified in advance, items children are particularly sensitive to may be moved to a separate area.

Final Comments

We have around 5 stations planned. At each station we will have instructions as well as explanations. We try to focus on basic concepts of each major that are represented into easy-to-understand explanations and everyday applications. Some of the coolest parts of the experiments will be missed if these explanations are skipped. One of our goals is to get people thinking like scientists--to learn to question the world around them.

If you have any further questions, feel free to email us at saacsatuab@gmail.com or contact us through the "contact" tab.

Thanks!

SAACS UAB