You Be The Best Chemist Challenge
April 23, 2019
Four Bridgewater-Emery middle school students competed in the state “You Be The Best Chemist Challenge” Saturday, April 6 at Brandon Valley. Students were eighth graders Samuel Robocker and Mara Zorr and sixth graders Bennett Guenthner and Macklen Weber.
“I thought it was a good time,” Weber said. “There were tough questions but it was a good opportunity to learn more.”
First, students had to take multiple choice local exam. The top 32 students out of approximately 200 South Dakota students who took the local qualifier participated in the state competition. The questions were given in a quiz bowl type format. They were very challenging, upper level chemistry questions. Two B-E students, Robocker and Weber, moved on to the final sixteen.
“This program and contest has been a way to reach students who have a passion for chemistry,” middle school science teacher Joy Berg said. ”The students who participated used their own time to prepare and participate in a contest with very challenging material. I am very proud of these four students for seeing the value in taking part in opportunities such as these. I hope their passion for science will continue to grow and inspire others.”
The winner of the state challenge advanced to the national challenge with an all-expense paid trip to the contest in Washington, DC this summer. This event is put together annually by the Chemical Education Foundation with sponsors such as The DOW Chemical Company.
“I thought it was a good time,” Weber said. “There were tough questions but it was a good opportunity to learn more.”
First, students had to take multiple choice local exam. The top 32 students out of approximately 200 South Dakota students who took the local qualifier participated in the state competition. The questions were given in a quiz bowl type format. They were very challenging, upper level chemistry questions. Two B-E students, Robocker and Weber, moved on to the final sixteen.
“This program and contest has been a way to reach students who have a passion for chemistry,” middle school science teacher Joy Berg said. ”The students who participated used their own time to prepare and participate in a contest with very challenging material. I am very proud of these four students for seeing the value in taking part in opportunities such as these. I hope their passion for science will continue to grow and inspire others.”
The winner of the state challenge advanced to the national challenge with an all-expense paid trip to the contest in Washington, DC this summer. This event is put together annually by the Chemical Education Foundation with sponsors such as The DOW Chemical Company.
