There is now hope for next year. Subject to funding from the new RSC Outreach Fund, the Chemistry at Work events planned will be able to go ahead. The schools have booked eight days from February to July 2018 and I am seeking further funding to hopefully increase these events after this. Derek Jones
If any Chemistry at Work Organisers are seeking a demonstration and I am available I would be happy to help. I would only ask that the organiser find a demonstrator for my events in return. If I cannot help I could recommend potential contacts. I can engage the students with a 30 to 45 minute… Read More »
Over 300 students are expected so far and there is still space on the Tuesday for one more student group at our annual three-day event for Years 7 to 10, open from Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th June 2016 at the Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre. We have already booked the following demonstrations to date: Alchemy, the Philosopher’s Stone and Gold….… Read More »
Our Chemistry at Work days at St Michael’s Catholic School in High Wycombe and Aylesbury Grammar School are now fully ready to go and this year we are pleased to have the Analytical Chemists from Thames Water who are planning a demonstration entitled “Cabbage Patch Chemistry” using red cabbage juice to show pH levels, with hands on opportunities for the students.… Read More »
All demonstrations are now booked for this term’s events. In early October Whitefield School in Barnet are hosting their first “Chemistry at Work” day and at the end of October the three-day Junior “REAL SCIENCE” event in Milton Keynes has all school places booked too. However, schools still interested in attending this event please contact me in case any more space can be… Read More »
As ever, my grateful thanks go to the demonstrators. The students clearly enjoyed learning about the wide range of activities and potential careers with connections to Chemistry and the demonstrators were impressed with their attitude and interest. Dr Paul Myatt, Head of Science, was pleased with how their “Chemistry at Work” day went and and has already provisionally booked it again for… Read More »