Welcome to the Education site for The Royal Australian Chemical Institute. There are variety of events that are on offer throughout Australia, including the Crystal Growing Competition, the Titration Stakes and other events and lectures . These are organised by different groups and divisions of The Royal Australian Chemical Institute. .

"Qld Chemical Education Group – 2008 O’Donnell School Lecture now available on DVD

Periodic Tables Order Form 2008

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Crystal Growing Competition

Aimed predominantly at higher level primary school this competition is run in many states and offers students an opportunity to grow their own crystals. Please contact the state specific person for any queries and further information.

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Titration Stakes
Regional Competitions

The Australian National Chemical Analysis (Titration) Competition is a competition for year 10/11/12 students run under the auspices of The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc. The aim of the competition is to encourage students who enjoy Chemistry - especially practical Chemistry - and to recognise those who are becoming proficient. Entrants compete in teams of three (3). Each member of each team performs a simple acid-base titration exercise. Regional competitions are organised throughout Australia during the year, and the leading teams in the Regional Competitions are eligible to enter the Finals of the National Competition, to be held in the second half of the year (September/October). To obtain dates and details for the Regional Competitions please contact your RACI State Coordinator listed below. We are grateful to the host Institutions for allowing us the use of their facilities, and to all the many individuals who volunteer to assist in any way.

National Finals

Assoc Prof T.G. Appleton, School of Molecular & Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Email: t.appleton@uq.edu.au (and a member of the Qld Chemical Education Group) is the National Coordinator for the National Chemical Analysis (Titration) Competition (NCA) Eligibility for National Finals: Each State Chemical Education Group enters their top teams to the National Finals. The Leading Teams (at least the top two teams at each venue, and then the best performing teams overall, up to a total of 10% of entrants) from each Regional Competition held around Australia are eligible to enter. All samples are prepared by A/Prof Trevor Appleton and sent to the participating schools around Australia. He then collates all the finals results and Awards the relevant Medallions.

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