Event Details

Date: Saturday May 9th, 2020

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ( four time slots on registration form)

Cost: FREE!!

Where: UAB Chemistry Building

901 14th Street South

Birmingham, AL 35205

Parking: Check parking tab for more information

Who should attend: Children attending elementary or middle school (ages 5-13) with an accompanying adult are welcome. For students ages 14-17 check out our Mad Scientist Day High School Page.

ALL ATTENDEES MUST:

- Be accompanied by an adult

- Both adults and kids must wear lab attire which consists of:

- Closed toed shoes

- Full length pants

- Goggles (provided by SAACS)

We cannot allow anyone to participate who fails to meet these dress-code requirements. These are facility mandated requirements which we must respect.

- Register online through the registration link above and sign in upon arrival at the check in desk!

Safety and Photo Release Waivers

Attached to the page below are files with the Mad Scientist Day Junior Safety Waiver and Photo/Video Release Form for 2020. We ask that you please bring these signed to the event as it will make your sign in time much smoother and allow you to get to the fun faster! We will have extra copies at the sign in desk in case anyone forgets to bring them, however we will only have a limited number.

If an adult other than the child's legal guardian brings them to this event, these forms MUST be signed in advance with consent from the legal guardian.

In order to print the forms below, scroll to the top right corner of the document where you should see the pop-out icon (the icon with four arrows). Click on the pop-out icon which will take you to the page to view the document. From here you can select either the download or print option located in the top right corner of the page.

If you have any questions please feel free to email us at saacsatuab@gmail.com.

Donations

SAACS at UAB is a proud supporter of Science Education! SAACS at UAB is sustained on the support of our volunteers and donors! If you would like to support SAACS and our goals please use the link below. Any donations are gratefully accepted!

The kickstarter link for this year's event is posted below!

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saacsatuab-msdj/mad-scientist-day-junior-2020

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 9th

Time: 9 am - 4 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!

All children under 13 years old must be accompanied by an adult (21+) at all times.

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

Snacks will be available in CHEM101, but lunch is not provided. There are several lunch venues are near UAB, including Subway, Al's, Hungry Howies, and Papa John's. The UAB Commons on the Green is also open with an all-you-care-to-eat lunch menu. You may also bring outside food into CHEM101 during lunch time, but 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 30 experiments planned. At each station we will have instructions as well as explanations. We try to focus on basic chemistry concepts that are broken down into easy-to-understand explanations and everyday applications. Some of the coolest parts of the experiments will be missed if these explanations are skipped. Please help your child/children to read through these and encourage your child to ask questions! One of our goals is to get people thinking like scientists--to learn to question the world around them.

We know that chemistry can provide some of the most fascinating explanations of how our world works, and we want to share this fascination with future generations.

It is important to come to this event with an open mind (You might just learn something yourself!).

Just remember...hYou may have a future chemist with you!

If you have any further questions, feel free to email us at saacsatuab@gmail.com

Thanks!

SAACS UAB