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Due to Covid-19, we are shifting our outreach focus to online outreach and will continue to share valuable online resources with you. Please stay in touch via our website, email, and our Instagram account.
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"Phenomenal Physics & Astronomy at Home"
Ongoing; new challenge every other week
The Outreach Program continues to share physics & astronomy hands-on activities for children (K-12) to do from home. We also provide opportunities for children to interact directly with physicists and astronomers via email, our website, and on Instagram. We recently launched the following challenges:
Each page includes YouTube videos, interactive simulations, and activity instructions created for children. Parents and teachers can also supplement the materials with worksheets. We will share students' creations on our website and via social media. Our next two challenges will be on rockets and circuits!
Visit the challenge page for more information.
Note: "74747A" solar system gif is created by Gr 9 student Saiprasad for the "Build your own solar system" challenge.
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Geering Up In-person Camps
July and August, 2020
UBC Engineering Block
Our friends at Geering Up have started offering in-person summer camps for campers going into Grade 1-7. The camps will have reduced capacity and will adhere to social distancing rules. Three camps are currently being offered:
- STEM Explorations (Grade 1-5)
- Maker (Grade 1-5)
- CodeMakers (Grade 5-7)
For more information, visit the Geering Up website. Geering up also offers online camp programs.
Note: Unfortunately, there is no plan to reopen our Phenomenal Physics Summer Camps this year due to restricted facility access. We hope to be back next year!
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Online Highschool Math Camp
Registration deadline Friday, July 10, 2020
Virtual Workshop
Are you in grade 10, 11 or 12? Do you find math stimulating and fun? Do you want to challenge yourself and learn more math? Do you want to meet new friends from diverse backgrounds who are interested in pursuing STEM majors?
Our friends at the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is running its 2020 Diversity in Mathematics summer camp virtually this year.
Visit the website for more information or to register - Registration deadline is on Friday, July 10!
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"Time Lapse: Living Light" Art-science Workshop
Sept 3 & 10, 2020
Virtual workshop
Our friends at the New Media Gallery (New West) are hosting an online art-science workshop for children age 8-13. The workshop will explore the magical properties of light through creating a time-lapse video of light sculptures. The workshop is free, though registration is required.
"You'll learn about animation techniques, the super cool physics of light and how some amazing contemporary artists have used light."
Visit the workshop web page for more information or to register!
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