Salter's Festival of Chemistry at Keele

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Posted on 03 May 2013

More than 160 11-13 year old students from secondary and special schools in the Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Cheshire enjoyed two interesting fun-filled days of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry to be held at Keele last week, hosted by Dr Jane Essex.

During the festival the teams took part in a competitive, hands-on, practical activity, "The Salters' Challenge" - "The Body in the Staff Room", in which they used their analytical chemistry skills.  They also competed in the "University Challenge", a practical activity chosen by the University, in which they were required to look at the effectiveness of different antacids, including making rockets and 'worms' from the indigestion remedies.  This was be followed by a fun lecture, by Dr Katherine Haxton and Dr Richard Darton,  involving 'fizzes, flashes and bangs'.

A second festival was held at Keele's sustainability hub, and offered students the chance to make paper to their own, unique design, purify water and investigate the use of solar panels. They also be made molecular models using reclaimed materials. Both days ended with a prize-giving with all participants receiving individual fun prizes and participation certificates and the winning teams prizes for their schools.

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