You Be The Chemist
Bringing Chemistry To The Classroom
You Be The Chemist® Canada is an online, bilingual, and curriculum mapped resource, offered complimentary to elementary educators across the country.
What is You Be The Chemist® Canada?
You Be The Chemist® Canada is an online, bilingual, and curriculum mapped resource, offered complimentary to elementary educators across the country. The program was created to promote the positive use of chemistry, engage the youth of today and encourage younger generations to consider a future in the chemical industry.
YBTC was created by the US based – Chemical Educational Foundation (CEF) and adopted in 2005 by the CACD to promote safe and beneficial use of chemicals and chemistry in Canada.
Objectives of Program:
- Inspire the youth of today to pursue a future in the science of Chemistry and highlight the exciting job and career opportunities that exist within it.
- Enhance science education through innovative techniques (hands-on activities) and,
- Promote acceptance of long-term change in the general public’s understanding and general acceptance towards chemistry and the chemical industry.
Featured experiments found within the program
The Benefits to Educational Professionals
You Be The Chemist® Canada includes:
- Lesson Plans have been mapped to the Provincial curriculums
- Available in both official languages
- Accessible online
- Materials are affordable (less than $6.00 CAD) and available in local stores
- Promoted by Minister of Education and Prime Minister’s office
- 33 bilingual lesson plans
- Step by Step video tutorials
- Chemistry terms & resources
- Fun and safe experiments
- Teacher friendly resources
- Easy and simple
- Safe
- Fun
- And, everyone’s favourite … FREE!
11 Step by Step Video Tutorials
You Be The Chemist – Lesson 1: Goofy Putty featured above is just one of the eleven video tutorials available in English and French.
If you have further questions, please contact us: 905.332.8777 | ybtc@cacd.ca
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