YouTube Contest

The "It's Chemistry, Eh?" YouTube contest challenges students in high schools across the country to communicate chemistry concepts in a fun and creative way. The contest was created for the International Year of Chemistry in 2011, this year it's back by popular demand.

This year's videos fall into one of three categories:
- the benefits of chemistry in everyday life
- contributions of a recognized chemist
- busting a commonly held myth about chemistry

Winners were judged on educational value, accuracy of content, quality of information, ability to effectively communicate ideas, creativity, relevance to the theme and production value. The winners received prize money to put toward further education. The contest closed on November 30, 2012 and the winners were announced December 12, 2012.

Below you can see the winning videos along with the runners-up. Thanks to all who participated, and we hope you enjoy these adventures in creative chemistry communication!

First Prize ($750):

The Adventures of Chemistry Cat
By: Heather Tang and Benjamin Levy
School: University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ont.

Second Prize ($400):

H2O Everyday
By: Benjamin Pitfield
School: Crescent School, Toronto, Ont.

Third Prize ($250):

Chemistry: 24 Hours a Day
By: Natalie Ngo and Seiyon Sohn
School: University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ont.

Runners-up

Chemistry Mythbusters – Reversible and Irreversible Reactions
By: Khaleel Rajwani and Ramana Trivedi

Chemistry in Cosmetics – Lip Balm and Hand Cream
By: Mobin Jassi and Ananya Garg
School: North Albion Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ont.

Chemistry is Awesome
By: Tyler Gallant
School: Westisle Composite High School, Elmsdale, PEI

Acid Rain and Catalytics: A Love Story
By: Tyrel Reynoso, Jeremy Lu and Gehrig Carlse
School: Senator O'Connor College School, North York, Ont.

We R Chemistyle: Caffeine
By: Denny Choi and Kevin Kim
School: Fraser Heights Secondary School, Surrey, B.C.