Welcome to the YBTC Challenge!

The Challenge is an exciting academic competition that will expand your knowledge of the science of chemistry.

The information in the Study Guide will expose you to the fascinating world of chemistry as it applies to your everyday life and demonstrate how chemicals will continue to shape our world. Read and review the information in the Study Guide, including the examples, to further your understanding of the material. Challenge competition questions are based on an understanding of the Study Guide materials, often requring you to apply the information to both familiar and unfamiliar situations.

The information in the Study Guide is supplied to help you succeed at every level of the Challenge. The Study Guide will be divided into three categories – basic, intermediate, and advanced – corresponding to the three levels of the Challenge – local, state, and national.

• The 2010-2011 Challenge study materials will be available in the coming months. Please check back, but in the meantime, feel free to browse through the study materials from the 2009-2010 Challenge cycle. 
   
• The complete Challenge Study Guide!
   
• Study Materials for Local Challenges
  • Study Guide (Basic)
  • The Periodic Table handout   
     
• Study Materials for State Challenges
  • Study Guide (Intermediate)
  • The Periodic Table of Atomic Weights handout 
  • You should also continue to review the Study Guide (Basic) and Periodic Table handout
     
• Study Materials for the National Challenge
  • Study Guide (Advanced)
  • You should also continue to review the Study Guide (Basic) & (Intermediate) and Periodic Table & Periodic Table of Atomic Weights handouts
     

 Note: The "basic" portion of the Study Guide (and the Periodic Table handout) will be covered during Local, State, and National Challenge competitions. The "intermediate" portion of the Study Guide (and the Periodic Table of Atomic Weights handout) will be covered during State and National Challenge competitions. We encourage you to explore the complete Challenge Study Guide to expand your knowledge of chemistry! 

Local Challenges will not cover the information from the Study Guide (Basic) Electron Configuration subsection (pp.49-50). However, students will need to know that material once they advance to the state level.

If you have any questions about the competitions or the materials you need to review, please ask your teacher or contact the CEF staff.

For other fun chemistry information, visit Newton & Kelvin's Lab! (Coming soon.)