The "Bonding With Chemistry" Day Camp for young scientists is an annual event organized by the Women Chemists Committee that offers middle school students hands-on lab experiences in chemistry. The activities can cover topics such as electrochemistry, art chemistry, chemistry of the earth, chemistry in cooking, polymers, and more. In addition to participating in various chemistry-related activities and experiments, the participants are also taught how to make scientific observations and follow experimental procedures in laboratory notebooks.
Led by current Illinois chemistry graduate students and faculty, the event is all about playing and learning in chemistry to encourage young scientists entering 6th-8th grades to be excited about chemistry. Students of all genders are welcome! For more information, please contact: uiucwccdaycamp@gmail.com.
2026 "Bonding with Chemistry"
Day Camp
Saturday, June 20 and Saturday, June 27
8:30 am to 3:15 pm (both days)
Chemistry Annex on the Illinois campus
601 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Admission is free!
Participants must register for one date, not both. The camp is open to students of any gender who will be in middle school (grades 6, 7, 8) during the 2026-2027 school year. There is space to accommodate 45 participants per camp. Additional students will be added to a wait list and contacted if space allows.
Please register by April 30, 2026.
2025 "Bonding with Chemistry" photo gallery
