During term 2, Kambala Year 11 and 12 Chemistry students attended the Super laboratory at UTS where they participated in the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Titration Competition. This is an annual competition during which students complete a set of acid-base titrations to determine the unknown concentration of a weak acid. Team’s scores depend on the collective accuracy of the work of team members.
There was intense competition with 52 teams of students from Years 11 and 12, from school across the Sydney region.
Our chemists displayed Curiosity, Courage, and a great deal of respect for one another as they worked in their team of 3 for 90 minutes to analyse 3 samples of acid solutions of unknown concentrations.
All of our teams performed extremely well and developed some very sophisticated analytical Chemistry skills.
Following the competition, and while the results were being calculated, we heard about Science at UTS and listened to short presentations, and a panel discussion from three undergraduate and PhD students studying at UTS. Hearing about the opportunities to specialise in Biotechnology, Medical, Environmental and Forensic Chemistry.
Our Kambala students commented ”The experience was stressful, but fun and exciting. We really valued being able to experience the university laboratory setting, and to hear from university options from current students, and the areas they are specialising in.”
Well done to all the students who participated in the competition.
Ms Judell Johnston
Assistant Head of Science