You Be the Solution Challenge

• Teach students core chemistry topics as outlined below.
• Form and register student teams for the competition.
• Conduct buzzer-round practice sessions to prepare for the team question round.
• Guide teams in developing a sustainability-focused solution.
• Define each team’s company name, mission, vision, and key roles.
• Support teams in creating and submitting a final video presentation.

Sustainability

• What is Sustainability?
• The UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• Making Sustainable Choices Throughout Life.

Science—A way of Thinking

• What Is Science?
• Scientific Inquiry 
• Designing and Performing Experiments.
• Scientific Theories and Laws.

Measurement

• Certainty in Measurement.
• Significant Figures.
• Types of Physical Measurements.
• Units of Measurement.
• Converting Metric Units.
• Scientific Notation.

Classification of Matter

• Types of Matter.
• Properties of Matter.
• States of Matter.
• Physical Changes.
• Chemical Changes.
• Energy Changes.
• Types of Energy.
• Heat.
• Physical and Chemical Separations.

Atomic Structure

• Atoms.
• Molecules.
• Elements and Chemical Symbols.
• Ions.
• Isotopes.

The Periodic Table and Forces Of Attraction 

• Arrangement of Elements on the Periodic Table.
• Elemental Groups.
• Periodic Trends.
• Electron Configuration.

Chemical Formulas And Bonding

• Lewis Symbols.
• Writing Chemical Formulas.
• Chemical Formulas of Common Compounds.
• Naming Chemical Compounds.
• Intramolecular Forces.
• Types of Chemical Bonds.
• Lewis Structures.

Chemical Reactions 

• Visualizing Chemical Reactions.
• Energy of Chemical Reactions.
• Rates of Chemical Reactions.
• Types of Chemical Reactions.
• Balancing Chemical Equations.
• Acids, Bases, and pHs.

Radioactivity And Nuclear Reactions

• Radioactivity.
• Radioactive Decay.
• Nuclear Energy.
• Human-made Elements.

Laboratory Equipment

• Basic Equipment.
• Measuring Liquid Volumes.
• Measuring Mass.
• Measuring Temperature.
• Measuring Pressure.
• Transferring Liquids.
• Heating Materials.

Laboratory Safety

• Where to Find Chemical Safety Information.
• Warning Symbols.
• Protective Equipment Symbols.
• General Safety Rules.