A team of Year 7 and 8 pupils from Wellington School took part in a fabulous Chemistry Challenge. Teams from across the South West entered The Salters’ Institute Chemistry Challenge at Bristol University.
Pupils Oliver Beckley, Kit Sells, Michelle Jacob and Cordelia Clarke all gained certificates, after watching a show of some spectacular ‘whizzes and bangs’ by Dr Tim Harrison of ChemLabS – part of the Department of Chemistry.
The first challenge was to carry out a forensic investigation to find out who a criminal was by chemically testing samples, then a further challenge involved tricky chemistry questions and practical excersise set by the University department. As Bristol is the largest Chemistry department in Europe that’s some serious science!
“The Salters’ Institute plays a major role in the support of chemistry teaching, the encouragement of young people to pursue careers in the UK chemical industries, and the promotion of chemical education including the whole area of curriculum development” commented Chris Jones, Head of Chemistry at Wellington School. “We are delighted to have been able to take part in something so dynamic”, concluded Mr Jones.