Outreach Sites Team up for Family Science Days
This weekend, families across the city of
Vancouver will be exploring science by hearing from expert scientists, and
hands-on demonstrations and activities. Volunteers from all three of our Let’s Talk
Science Outreach sites in B.C. will be attending to help make this happen.
Family Science Days is run as part of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference this Saturday and Sunday. Families are invited to the Vancouver Convention Centre for the free event. Be sure to watch out for the activities Let’s Talk Science will be doing throughout the day at their table.
What: Family Science Days
When: February 18-19th, 2012
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre
Cost: Free
For more information: http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2012/program/fsd/
Harry Potter Day: Science, Magic, and Medicine
This weekend, families across the city of
Vancouver will be exploring science by hearing from expert scientists, and
hands-on demonstrations and activities. Volunteers from all three of our Let’s Talk
Science Outreach sites in B.C. will be attending to help make this happen.
Family Science Days is run as part of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference this Saturday and Sunday. Families are invited to the Vancouver Convention Centre for the free event. Be sure to watch out for the activities Let’s Talk Science will be doing throughout the day at their table.
What: Family Science Days
When: February 18-19th, 2012
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre
Cost: Free
For more information: http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2012/program/fsd/
Upcoming outreach training workshops for scientists
Let's Talk Science in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) will be running Science with Impact® workshops for the sixth consecutive year!
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has provided funding to offer a unique training workshop called Science with Impact® at selected universities across Canada. This workshop, developed and presented by Let’s Talk Science, provides scientists, engineers, and technology professionals with effective strategies to plan and conduct science and technology outreach with youth in a variety of settings.
The workshop is offered free of charge and appeals to those who are just getting started with outreach activities, or if you already have some experience and are interested in enhancing your presentations.
This year we are running six workshops across Canada:
Quebec City, QC
December 19 2011, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Université Laval
Windsor, ON
January 30 2012, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
University of Windsor
Victoria, BC
February 8 2012, 12:00 - 3:00 PM
University of Victoria
St. John's, NL
February 9 2012, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Winnipeg, MB
February 17 2012, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
University of Manitoba
Thunder Bay, ON
March 6 2012, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Lakehead University
If you are interested in learning more about the SWI workshops please contact Susie Taylor, Special Programs Coordinator.
Discovering What Lies Beneath
In Victoria BC, learning about what goes on in the depths of our oceans is of great interest. Recently, Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers at the University of Victoria were asked to work with the Maritime Museum of BC to further develop this interest.
Heather Stewart, the university’s Let’s Talk Science Outreach site coordinator explains that the Museum wanted, “to bring a hands-on component to their upcoming exhibit to make it more kid/family friendly and asked us to make some activities for them.”
Working with members of Ocean’s Network Canada, eight Let’s Talk Science volunteers created hands-on activities to complement the coming What Lies Beneath exhibit. The activities include an interactive food web, a look at deep sea life adaptations, and a collection of whale sounds.
“I thought this was a good opportunity since we had 4 new volunteers this year in the marine science field and I study marine animals as well. It was an ambitious project but it turned out well,” says Stewart.
What Lies Beneath opens to the public January 12th at the Maritime Museum of BC. During the opening week, Let’s Talk Science volunteers will be at the museum to engage families in the newly created activities.
What: What Lies Beneath science exhibitWhen: Opens January 12, 2012
Where: Maritime Museum of BC, Victoria
Free Public Lecture Series at UOttawa
What: The uOttawa Postdocs' Public Lecture Series
When: Dec 8th, 6-8pm
Where: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Ever wondered what goes on at a university? Come explore with some of Ottawa’s leading postdoctoral researchers in a fun and informal presentation of cutting-edge discoveries, at 6pm on December 8 at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology.
Find out how the study of yeast can help find answers to neurodegenerative diseases; how the practice of health care can be improved by shared decision-making based on scientific evidence, and how Amazonian Knife Fish use electricity to talk to each other!
This Public Lecture Series is presented by the University of Ottawa Postdoctoral Association. The talks will be in both English and French. The talks will be at a level accessible to the general public, so tell your family and friends. Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!
Questions or for more info: contact uopdapre@uottawa.ca
