The “So You Think You Can Demo” contest made it’s first appearance on the ChemEd agenda in 2013. According the the ChemEd 2013 website, organizers for the Waterloo event designed the contest to “encourage skilled educators to share their expertise, communication abilities and creativity with other educators and ultimately with students.” This page is dedicated to archiving the inspiration provided by these expert teacher demonstators.
ChemEd 2013 – Waterloo, Canada semifinalists
(Watch a fun video ad for the the original contest)
FIRST PLACE -Colour in Equilibrium 3
SALLY MITCHELL of East Syracuse Minoa, High School, New York, USA
Finalist - Equilibrium Blues
SEAN CLAPHAM of George Brown College, Ontario, Canada
Finalist - What a Duck Can Teach us about Thermodynamics
REGINA RÜFFLER of University of Hamburg, Germany
ChemEd 2015 – Kennesaw, USA semifinalists
YVONNE CLIFFORD of Jacob Hesperler Secondary School in Cambridge, Ont., Canada.
LAILA HASSAM - Honour Specialist chemistry teacher at AY Jackson Secondary School in Ontario, Canada.
The Science Behind Why a Balloon Pops when squirted with an Orange Peel
TOM KUNTZLEMAN of Spring Arbor University in Michigan, USA
Forgetful Barkeeper – Chemical Magic
REGINA RÜFFLER of University of Hamburg in Germany.