Hello Families,
It is wonderful watching the children explore their interest in bees.
The following weekend event might be of interest with regard to supporting their growing knowledge and sense of inquiry:
SFU's special science outreach event, "ChemEcol Quest", coming up this weekend, please use the following web site to register:
http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/85520310
For those of you looking for a science outreach activity that is suitable for kids of all ages, I'm pleased to pass on the following information (better late than never!) about a fun event organized by the SFU Faculty of Science, taking place on the Burnaby campus this Sunday, July 24, from 1:00PM-4:30PM. Please note that registration is required.
The Simon Fraser University Faculty of Science’s ever popular free public quest- for-science activities are about to take a chemical ecological and climate change twist.
In celebration of 2011 being International Year of Chemistry, Science in Action and the International Society of Chemical Ecology have teamed up to present ChemEcol Quest on Sunday, July 24. It all happens in the SFU Burnaby campus’ North Academic Quadrangle.
Everyone is invited to the free interactive demonstrations from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm but must register at http://i.sfu.ca/XwdryE .
An action packed busy bee schedule of events includes:
· Find out how bees communicate with pheromones (scents and tastes) inside and out of their hive.
· See demos with live bees and the queen retinue pheromone.
· Learn about forest pests (such as mountain pine beetle) and the pheromones these insects use.
· Why is the mountain pine beetle infestation in B.C. so extensive and spreading?
· Talk to expert chemical ecologists about research and benign ways to monitor and control various pest organisms.
· Take a tour of SFU’s newly renovated chemistry department.
· Use natural dyes, extracted from plants, to find out how acidic (or basic) common household items are.
· Build models of pheromones and other interesting molecules.
· Learn about the chemical senses (taste and smell).
http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/85520310
For those of you looking for a science outreach activity that is suitable for kids of all ages, I'm pleased to pass on the following information (better late than never!) about a fun event organized by the SFU Faculty of Science, taking place on the Burnaby campus this Sunday, July 24, from 1:00PM-4:30PM. Please note that registration is required.
The Simon Fraser University Faculty of Science’s ever popular free public quest- for-science activities are about to take a chemical ecological and climate change twist.
In celebration of 2011 being International Year of Chemistry, Science in Action and the International Society of Chemical Ecology have teamed up to present ChemEcol Quest on Sunday, July 24. It all happens in the SFU Burnaby campus’ North Academic Quadrangle.
Everyone is invited to the free interactive demonstrations from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm but must register at http://i.sfu.ca/XwdryE .
An action packed busy bee schedule of events includes:
· Find out how bees communicate with pheromones (scents and tastes) inside and out of their hive.
· See demos with live bees and the queen retinue pheromone.
· Learn about forest pests (such as mountain pine beetle) and the pheromones these insects use.
· Why is the mountain pine beetle infestation in B.C. so extensive and spreading?
· Talk to expert chemical ecologists about research and benign ways to monitor and control various pest organisms.
· Take a tour of SFU’s newly renovated chemistry department.
· Use natural dyes, extracted from plants, to find out how acidic (or basic) common household items are.
· Build models of pheromones and other interesting molecules.
· Learn about the chemical senses (taste and smell).
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