BASF and Earth Rangers bring Kids’ Lab to classrooms across Canada for National Chemistry Week

VAUGHAN, ON and MISSISSAUGA, ON, October 18, 2017 – BASF and Earth Rangers are bringing Kids’ Lab, a series of hands-on chemistry workshops for children ages 6 to 12, to schools across Canada in celebration of National Chemistry Week.

BASF’s Kids’ Lab program enhances science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related education for children, and encourages them to explore the connections between chemistry and the world around them. With the help of Earth Rangers, the Kids’ Conservation Organization, and employee volunteers from BASF sites across Canada, students get the opportunity to become scientists for a day.

“We actively support science education because we realize that today’s students will be the leaders and innovators of our future,” said Allison Reynolds, Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability. “National Chemistry Week is an ideal time to encourage youth to explore the wonders of chemistry through safe and engaging hands-on experiments, while learning how it improves our everyday life."

BASF hopes to reach 1,500 schoolchildren in Canada this year. The Kids’ Lab program will feature an experiment called “Hold Everything” that explores the properties of different absorbent materials. Participating students are equipped with safety goggles, a lab apron and a pouch filled with other take-home items.

“Kids love animals and want to take action to protect them and their habitats,” said Peter Kendall, President, Earth Rangers. “Our partnership with BASF, now going into its fifth year, delivers fun and captivating scientific experiments that provide hands-on experience.  We teach students about the importance of water conservation and the significant role that chemistry plays in restoring and preserving our countries diverse natural environment.”

This fall, BASF’s Kids’ Lab will be brought to schools in the following provinces:

·         Alberta: Calgary and Edmonton area
·         Ontario: Brampton, Mississauga, Peterborough, Windsor
·         Quebec: Montreal area
·         Saskatchewan: Saskatoon

For a press photo, please click on the following link:
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Suggested Caption: Children explore the wonders of chemistry during a BASF Kids’ Lab experiment.

About Earth Rangers

Earth Rangers is The Kids’ Conservation organization, dedicated to educating children and families about biodiversity, inspiring them to adopt sustainably behaviors and empowering them to become directly involved in protecting animals and their habitats.

Earth Rangers not only teaches kids about the environmental issues our planet is facing — we empower them to take action through activities like planting pollinator gardens, organizing shoreline clean-ups or conserving energy at home. Kids can also fundraise for different conservation projects undertaken by our partners across the country. Our Membership Program provides a sense of belonging, optimism and proof that when we all work together, we can make a difference!

Children and their families can get involved by going to www.earthrangers.com and becoming official Earth Rangers Members. Once they sign up they receive their official membership card and join over 175,000 kids across the country who are taking action every day to protect animals and their habitats.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,500 employees in North America, and had sales of $16.2 billion in 2016. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

BASF Canada, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, has approximately 700 employees at 11 production facilities and offices located across Canada. BASF Canada is a subsidiary of BASF SE, and an affiliate of BASF Corporation. To find out more about BASF’s activities in Canada, visit www.basf.ca or follow us on twitter
 www.twitter.com/basfcanada.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of more than €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information at www.basf.com.

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