Fun evening at ChemQuest

Gemma Stanbridge (left), Kaiya Watson and Rowan Donaldson at ChemQuest

In October, three Year 12 chemistry students joined more than 180 students from the central North Island, representing The Correspondence School at The University of Waikato Chemistry Competition.

Gemma Stanbridge, Kaiya Watson and Rowan Donaldson enjoyed a fun filled evening the competition called ChemQuest, which tests students’ knowledge of chemistry in a variety of ways.

Alongside traditional general knowledge questions, there were also demonstrations to watch, smells to sniff and identify, and music to listen to - all with a chemistry theme. Balloons exploding in fire, chemical reactions that luminesced, and 20 pound notes that don’t burn kept our students enthralled.