You Be The Chemist | Bringing Chemistry To The Classroom

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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.

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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 RDC 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@rdcanada.ca