Free, hands-on science afternoons for kids, run by our high school volunteers. Each event lists the ages it's for and how to RSVP.
We announce new events on our Discord and in our newsletter.
See photos from past events in the photo gallery. Want ChemQuest at your library, school, or center? Email chemquestpa@gmail.com.
Mathnasium Glen Mills
Kids built marshmallow towers, wrote secret messages in invisible ink, blew up balloons with baking soda and vinegar, made Cartesian divers, and built a model of how our lungs breathe. The afternoon ended with elephant toothpaste for everyone. Thank you to Mathnasium Glen Mills for hosting! Photos coming soon.
Brandywine Hundred Library
Kids explored density, chemical reactions, and states of matter, and extracted DNA from strawberries. The Garnet Valley Robotics Team brought their competition robots. Thank you, GV Robotics!
Brandywine Hundred Library
Students presented experiments and literature reviews to our judges. The top three won awards, and every participant received a certificate.
Brandywine Hundred Library
Our fifth event. Kids rotated through several STEM tracks, watched live science demos, and finished with a Jeopardy game on what they learned that day.
Brandywine Hundred Library
Our first science fair. Kids brought their own projects and experiments. We judged in three grade groups: the top three in each won trophies and medals, and everyone got a certificate.
Brandywine Hundred Library
This was our third event, and the last one for our graduating seniors. Kids tested pH indicators, experimented with air pressure and reaction speeds, and learned about momentum at a physics station.
Brandywine Hundred Library
A Coke and Mentos explosion, marshmallow structures, and an oil spill cleanup that taught kids about ocean pollution. We also made homemade ice cream and playdough.
Rachel Kohl Library
More than 20 kids came to watch experiments, eat homemade ice cream, play with playdough, and make lemon volcanoes.