Holiday workshops: Colour Chemistry (Year 10 - 13)

Students will explore how colours arise from pigments and light. They will harness lab skills to create and investigate the differences between natural and synthetic dyes. In the afternoon portion of the session, students will learn how we can use colour in analytical chemistry, using colorimetry to determine an unknown concentration of a dye sample. The workshop finishes with a colourful fire show from a UYSC presenter.

This workshop takes place in the Urenco Young Scientist Centre’s teaching laboratory, offering students a unique opportunity to experience working in a real lab environment. For safety reasons, all participants must wear closed-toe shoes, and anyone with long hair is required to tie it back.

This workshop will include a 30 minute unsupervised lunch break. Students should bring lunch and a drink.

For young people who have just completed Years 10, 11, 12 or 13 this term - please book based on their current/most recent school year, not their new year group from September. This typically corresponds to children aged around 14-18 years old. We reserve the right to refund or deny entry to those who are not in the correct year group.

Refunds can only be issued for tickets cancelled at least two weeks (14 calendar days) in advance of the event date. Please note that this supersedes our normal event terms and conditions.

Warning: this workshop contains demonstrations and activities involving bright lights and fire.