Tournament of Young Chemists in Ukraine: Engaging Students in Chemistry through a Role-Playing Game-Style Competition

摘要

With more than 20 years of history, the Tournament of Young Chemists is an innovative, cross disciplinary competition that promulgates the everyday life of scientists into the classrooms and on the contest stage. Original, open-type problems, unrestricted access to scientific data sources, and personal interaction with researchers from different fields of chemistry aim to develop a broad range of skills that prepare the participants for their future academic endeavors such as thinking, communication, reasoning, and teamwork.