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.
The 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
Runners up
At ChemEd 2013, left to right:
Sharon Geyer, Pomfret School, CT.
Daniel Hickie, Trinity College School, ON.
Peter Bloch, Northern Secondary School, ON.
The feedback
Bronze winner
Sean Clapham, George Brown College, ON.
Silver winner
Regina Rüffler, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Gold winner
Sally Mitchell, East Syracuse Minoa High School, NY.
Receiving Thermo Fisher Scientific prizes for the classroom
Gordon Bain (far left) from Thermo Fisher Scientific handing out a Spectronic 200 Spectrophotometer, pH meter and other prizes to the winners!