Why Chemistry is NOT for everyone!

Basic Applied Science
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Chemistry is not for everyone because it requires logical thinking, high abstraction ability and patience with complex concepts such as atomic structure, chemical reactions and conservation laws. In addition, memorizing many formulas, periodic tables and rules also makes many people feel overwhelmed. Chemistry practice also requires carefulness, precision and sometimes tolerance for potentially dangerous working environments (toxic chemicals, strong reactions). For many people, this can create a feeling of pressure and inaccessibility, making it impossible for them to love or pursue this subject for a long time.
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I get it.
What brought you all the girls here to Chemistry?
Oh, we came specially for the Science Festival.
We took two days off from school.
I would like to see all the different, like, kind of opportunities that would be available here
and also to just get a feel for the place.
Yeah, I do like Chemistry.
I find it a challenge because sometimes it can be quite difficult,
but once you get the hang of it, I find it really interesting as well, yeah.
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Bit vinegary.
Smelly.
Slime.
Come on.
It doesn't look like the gas is going to cost you.
No.
See you at the big one.
What did you learn at Chemistry?
We mixed two chemicals together and said fairy liquid,
and it erupted, and it looked like elephant toothpaste.
If you don't realise how many different aspects of Chemistry there are,
and then obviously there's, like, so many different things you can do,
and I think I'd like to look into it a bit more to be honest.
Because I like science.
I think it's a fantastic place, really, and we've been coming here for ten years,
and what you see and do evolves over the years.
The children get bigger and they get engaged and they've got their own ideas.
It's a really fantastic introduction to science for the younger children,
and just really to get them to see different experiments,
and see how things are made, and we've been extracting DNA,
and it's just wonderful.
