Over 500 Vietnamese children create chemistry at BASF Kids’ Lab 2014

The interactive education programme was held for the fourth consecutive year by BASF, a global chemical company, in partnership with the Primary Education Division under Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, at Ho Chi Minh City Exhibition Centre.

In three day time, the children were taught to do two fun experiments, namely ‘Red Socks’ and ‘Where is Vitamin C’ under the guidance of BASF’s employees and university student volunteers.

At the ‘Where is Vitamin C’ experiment, the little chemists together explored which daily foods, especially fruits and vegetables, contain more Vitamin C, an essential substance for human beings.

They also learned how Vitamin C and healthy eating can help prevent people from cold or flu while boosting human immunisation, therefore improving people’s quality of life.

At the ‘Red Socks’ experiment, the children worked in pairs to observe the ‘colour bleeding’ effect during the washing process; the experiment was to show how chemicals prevent dye from being transferred from coloured clothes to light articles of clothing.

“At BASF, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. BASF Kids’ Lab is designed to help children learn from an early age about how chemistry can improve quality of life and conserve natural resources,” said Petrus Ng, managing director, BASF Vietnam.

“Thanks to invaluable support from the Primary Education Division, over the last three years, we have brought the fascinating world of chemistry and science to almost 1,500 children in Vietnam. This is how we introduce the importance of chemistry as an enabler for a sustainable future to the next generation,” he added.

Originated from BASF’s headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany in 1997 as part of the company’s commitment to sustainability, BASF Kids’ Lab has to date been hosted in over 30 countries.

In Asia Pacific, the programme made its first appearance in 2002 in Beijing, China.