ChemEd 2013 So You Think You Can Demo contest

The answer is YES!! We have photographic evidence for those who were not able to attend the ChemEd 2013 Opening Ceremonies this summer. Want more evidence and to see some great teaching demonstrations? Check out the 20 demonstration videos on the ChemEd 2013 website.

The host

Woman giving talk on stage in front of slide presentation.

Woman giving talk on stage in front of slide presentation.

The judges

Three judges.

Left to right: Doug DeLaMatter, Barry’s Bay, ON; Michael Jansen, Crescent School, ON; Barbara Skrela, Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary School, ON.

The voting audience: ChemEd 2013 attendees

Two judges from behind.

Gymnasium bleachers full of people.

 

Runners up

Four women on stage.

At ChemEd 2013, left to right:

Sharon Geyer

Sharon Geyer, Pomfret School, CT.

Daniel Hickie.

Daniel Hickie, Trinity College School, ON.

Peter Bloch.

Peter Bloch, Northern Secondary School, ON.

The feedback

Man holding microphone in front of stage.

Bronze winner

Man giving chemistry demonstration with green flame.

Man giving chemistry demonstration with flame.

 

Sean Clapham, George Brown College, ON.

Silver winner

Woman giving chemistry demonstration holding toy duck.

Regina Rüffler, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

Gold winner

Woman giving chemistry demonstration dripping dyes into beakers.

Sally Mitchell, East Syracuse Minoa High School, NY.

Receiving Thermo Fisher Scientific prizes for the classroom

Winners of chemistry demonstrations holding prizes.

Gordon Bain (far left) from Thermo Fisher Scientific handing out a Spectronic 200 Spectrophotometer, pH meter and other prizes to the winners!