Open Day Stall Activities

Friday and Saturday saw us having a lot of fun at open day this year. We had 8 demos that we repeated many times over for scholars, kids, and the curious.

Here are a few pictures of our activities:

Thembelani showing a battery made from 3 cells using Coke as the electrolyte - we got 3 volts out of it.
So you can charge your cellphone out in the bush with coke, some metals and a bit of wire all combined with a touch of electrochemistry knowledge.

Lukanyo coverts unpleasant smelling chemicals into a pineapple essence.

Here we demo polymer science - the production of insulating foam used in fridges, geysers, and as flotation in boats.

Some inspired scholars gave Chemistry the Thumbs Up.
Now for my all time favourite...

Here we demo combustion how on can change cellulose into nitrocellulose.

All in all it was great fun for learners and staff. We look forward to next year's open day.