Down to a science

Down to a science

The sixth annual Science Rendezvous Kingston promises to be bigger and better than ever

By Anne Craig

May 3, 2016

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Square-wheeled tricycles, birds of prey, a quarantine tent and robots in action.

Those are just a few examples of the 60 science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) stations that are part of this year카지노 게임 컬렉션s Science Rendezvous Kingston at the Rogers K-Rock Centre on Saturday, May 7

The free event features 20 Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 departments, 12 from the Royal Military College of Canada, two from St. Lawrence College and a large number of citizen science groups. The event runs from 10 am to 3 pm and the first 2,000 families will receive a take-home booklet filled with science experiments.

카지노 게임 컬렉션The idea of is to increase and stimulate interest in the STEM subjects,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says lead organizer Lynda Colgan (Education). 카지노 게임 컬렉션The event has just gotten bigger and bigger over the years. We are expecting more than 4,000 people from the greater Kingston community to attend and it is possible only because of the hard work, dedication and enthusiasm of more than 350 volunteers who year after year prepare engaging and educational activities for people of all ages.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Each year, the diversity of the exhibits changes and grows and this year is no different. A highlight this year is a presentation by Nobel Laureate Arthur McDonald. His talk, entitled The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory: Observing Massive Neutrinos from the Sun, will start at noon.

Other unique events include:

  • A Chemistry Magic Show 카지노 게임 컬렉션 10:30 am and 1:30 pm by Dr. Philip Jessop (Chemistry) and his team of graduate students 
  • Birds of Prey 카지노 게임 컬렉션 11 am and 2 pm Canadian Raptor Conservancy
  • Lasers: From nanotech to epic movies 카지노 게임 컬렉션 11:30 am by Dr. James Fraser (Physics)
  • The Kingston Police Force Canine Unit 카지노 게임 컬렉션 1 pm
  • Will Sanderson, Arctic and Antarctic expedition member 카지노 게임 컬렉션 2:30 pm

카지노 게임 컬렉션This year we are bringing in a quarantine tent as our public service type display,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Colgan. 카지노 게임 컬렉션People can visit the tent where there are medical students in period costumes made up to look like they have different diseases such as smallpox, measles and polio. They can describe the disease including symptoms and cures. They also talk about why vaccines are important.카지노 게임 컬렉션 The Quarantine Tent is funded in part by the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s.

Dr. Colgan adds another highlight of Science Rendezvous Kingston will be the three square-wheeled tricycles that ride smoothly along on their inverted catenary roadway. The tricycles were designed and constructed by 18 first-year applied science students, the third consecutive year for such a collaboration between the Education Community Outreach Centre and the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering).

카지노 게임 컬렉션After all, everyone believes bicycles and tricycles must have round wheels. The wow of operational square-wheeled vehicles will attract a lot of attention,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says.

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