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STEM Week 2019 Round Up

Submitted by Krider on December 2nd, 2019 2:25 PM

STEM Week 2019 was jam packed with fun events for all ages!

Wingteresting [1]

Butterfly Hunter with a net in the background with a man in the fore ground talking

Our second annual science video contest #wingteresting [2] in collaboration with the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory [3], received submissions from students across Guelph and the GTA. This year's contest was to create a video on the physics of flight. 

Congratulations to our contest winners

Grade school: 6 year old Cassia [4]
High School winner: Rosa Sakhapour 
People's Choice Winner: Moth Lovers [5]

STEM Week @ the Museum [6]

Students gathered around a pedestal for a demonstration of vibration frequency

Over 500 elementary students, visited the Guelph Civic Museum [7] between November 25th and 28th for fun physics activities.

N3 - Nano Night in November [8]

Man in foreground removing fry ice from a container for an experiment

The Nano Club prepared and presented demos for the community at Brothers Brewing [9].

Public Lecture [10]

The role exploring Mars plays in unraveling Earth's origin story: a physics perspective

Scott VanBommel giving Mars lecture

Guelph Alum, Scott VanBommel [11], spoke to a crowd about his reserach on Mars.

Physics Road Show [12] 

Students watching demo of an exploding garbage can

The Great Orbax [13] and @NeutronJo [14] presented science demos at the Guelph Civic Museum for local students during a PA Day. 

Fizz-ics Pub Night [15]

The Physics of beer with Joanne O'Meara and Wellington Brewery [16]'s own Marvin Dyck at the Guelph Civic Museum. 

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Source URL: https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/news/2019/12/stem-week-2019-round

Links
[1] https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/events/2019/11/wingteresting-contest
[2] https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/wingteresting/
[3] https://www.cambridgebutterfly.com/
[4] https://www.instagram.com/p/B5OTzb-lA6f/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
[5] https://www.instagram.com/tv/B5O5OyzH1gy/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
[6] https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/events/2019/11/stem-week-2019
[7] https://guelphmuseums.ca/
[8] https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/events/2019/11/n3-nano-night-november
[9] https://www.brothersbrewingcompany.ca/
[10] https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/11/u-of-g-grad-and-astronaut-candidate-talks-space-for-stem-week/
[11] http://www.scottvanbommel.com/
[12] https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/events/2019/11/physics-road-show
[13] https://www.instagram.com/the_great_orbax/?hl=en
[14] https://twitter.com/NeutronJo?lang=en
[15] https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/events/2019/11/fizz-ics-pub-night
[16] https://www.wellingtonbrewery.ca/