Four sixth formers from Prior’s Field have recently won first prize at the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry, beating twenty other schools from South East England at the event held at the University of Brighton.
They attended the event with head of chemistry, and previous finalist in the Salters’ Chemistry Teacher of the Year, Dr. Macdonald Smith. The teams competed in problem solving, practical and fun challenges that tested their scientific expertise. The girls triumphed in the afternoon’s University Challenge by successfully producing the correct chemical proportions for the Universal Indicator in only 20 minutes.
Dr. Macdonald Smith commented: “The girls’ approach and excellent standard of chemistry knowledge were pertinent to their success. The Salters’ Festival is hotly contested and we are very proud to be crowned winners again, having won before in 2011. Not only were the challenges an excellent test of the girls’ scientific acumen, they also had enormous fun taking part in the challenges and an explosive workshop!”
The winners were delighted with their prize of small molecular modelling kits for themselves and a larger one for the school.